EU to commence a new level of cooperation with Uzbekistan after Jasliq prison is liquidated

The decision to liquidate the Jasliq prison (Karakalpakstan) will bring EU cooperation with Uzbekistan to a new level, the head of the European Union delegation to Uzbekistan Eduards Stiprais said.

Recently, the republic’s Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the document to liquidate the prison was signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

“This is an important step that we have been waiting for and often discussed with the authorities. In this spirit, we have the opportunity to develop our cooperation on a whole new level,” Stiprais said. 
 
According to the decree, the buildings, structures and property of the specialized colony are transferred to remand prison No.2 of the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

Under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a liquidation commission is formed to execute, in the prescribed manner, the implementation of a set of organizational-legal measures to liquidate the prison.

The document says that convicts kept at the Jasliq prison will be sent to other colonies depending on the type of crimes committed and regimes appointed by the court.