In Tashkent, former deputy chairman of the city court and three ex-judges convicted

The Tashkent Regional Court on November 13 convicted the former deputy chairman of the Tashkent City Criminal Court and three former judges in a case of official negligence and interference in judicial proceedings. This was reported by the press service of the regional courts.

The former deputy chairman, identified as M. M., was found guilty of official negligence and interference in the consideration of court cases. Under Article 207, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan, no punishment was imposed on him: the statute of limitations for holding him liable had expired, as provided for by Article 64 of the code. Under Article 236, Part 2, the court sentenced him to four years of imprisonment and barred him for three years from holding positions involving the exercise of authority in the judicial system.

Former judges Odilbek Ilkhomzhonov, Mirziyod Abidov and Mukhtaram Turgunova were found guilty under Article 231, Part 1 — issuing an unjust verdict. Each received four years of restriction of freedom and a three-year ban on holding positions involving the exercise of authority in the judicial system. The convicted persons have the right to appeal the verdict in appellate and cassation proceedings.

In December 2024, the powers of the three judges were terminated early for violating the law in the administration of justice. That decision followed public outcry over the revision of the verdict for Akmal Shukurov.

In March 2025, Shukurov attacked Boris Avakyan near the The Tower hotel in Tashkent. According to the investigation, Avakyan tried to stop the hooligan actions and received severe, life-threatening injuries: he was hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, underwent emergency surgery and fell into a coma. Shukurov fled but was detained in Kazakhstan and extradited to Uzbekistan.

On October 24, 2025, the Mirzo-Ulugbek district criminal court sentenced Shukurov to eight years and one month of imprisonment for fraud, hooliganism and intentional infliction of grave bodily harm. On December 9, the appellate instance replaced the imprisonment with four years and one month of restriction of freedom, citing among other things the victims' position that they had no material or moral claims. Shukurov was released in the courtroom.

The Tashkent prosecutor's office filed a supervisory protest. On December 18, the supervisory panel of the Tashkent city court annulled the appellate decision and restored six years of imprisonment. The fraud article was reclassified to a less serious one, since Shukurov had fully compensated the damage. Taking into account the term already served, he had 5 years, 3 months and 12 days left.

After the case was reviewed, the Supreme Judicial Council of Uzbekistan prematurely terminated the powers of the three judges. The name of the former deputy chairman of the court was not disclosed in publications at that time.