Police officer who physically assaulted a man in Surkhandarya being prosecuted
Earlier, a video showing an internal affairs officer using force against a citizen in Muzrabat district (Surkhandarya region) was circulated. Reportedly, the man was drunk and his hands and feet were tied.
It should be recalled that in the Muzrabat district in the sobering-up station, a law enforcement officer used force against a lying man. Then the press service of the regional DIA reported that the citizen, who was in a state of intoxication and disturbed the peace of other patients, because of which a law enforcement officer, trying to calm him down, used physical force.
The regional prosecutor’s office reported that, following the results of a pre-investigation check on May 19, a criminal case was initiated under Article 206-1 (abuse of official power) and Article 140-3 (insult) of the Criminal Code. An investigation is underway.
The regional prosecutor’s office has taken control of the case.