The court has replaced the punishment of the former deputy of the Bostanlyk district and blogger Kobil Dusov, changing his sentence from restriction of freedom to imprisonment. This information was provided by the press secretary of the Supreme Court in a conversation with Kun.uz.
At the end of November 2024, Dusov was found guilty of insulting the Deputy Minister of Preschool and School Education, Farhod Bokiev, and was sentenced to 1 year of restriction of freedom. During this period, he was prohibited from leaving his residence from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM, using the internet, participating in mass and other events, and changing his place of residence without the consent of the probation authorities. Additionally, he was required to register monthly with the probation department.
On January 24, the Yashnabad District Court for Criminal Cases in Tashkent reviewed the petition from the Head of the Department of Internal Affairs regarding the replacement of Dusov's unserved portion of punishment with imprisonment.
The petition stated that the convicted individual had not taken steps toward rehabilitation, had not adhered to the imposed restrictions, had evaded serving his sentence, and that the preventive talks conducted with him had not yielded positive results.
A specialist from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' cybersecurity center discovered that the Telegram profile registered to Dusov's phone number remained active. Despite receiving a disciplinary warning on January 11, 2025, he continued to use social networks.
During the court session, Dusov asserted that he disagreed with the facts presented in the petition, claiming that he had not evaded his punishment. He also noted that he was engaged in entrepreneurial activities, for which it was impossible to do without Telegram.
The court granted the petition from the Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Yashnabad district. According to the ruling, the remaining 11 months and 2 days of restriction of freedom were replaced with imprisonment for the same duration. The sentence is to be served in a settlement colony.
The term of imprisonment will be calculated from January 24, 2025. The court ordered that Dusov be taken into custody in the courtroom and sent to the central pre-trial detention center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.