According to the Supreme Court, district and city investigative judges handling criminal cases examined 549,231 administrative offence cases involving 662,237 people between January and September.
Of those involved, 420,245 people were held administratively liable. Some 340,986 were fined, while 77,309 received administrative detention. A further 71,450 were released from liability after the parties reached a reconciliation agreement.
The largest numbers of cases were recorded in Tashkent city, Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana and Kashkadarya regions.
Petty hooliganism and failure to comply with lawful demands from police officers featured prominently among the offences. Courts also frequently dealt with cases involving unlicensed passenger transport, the carrying of bladed weapons or other objects that could be used as weapons, and insults.
Other offences included violations of electricity, heating and gas consumption rules, breaches of trade and service regulations, drinking alcohol in public places and driving under the influence.
Traffic offences resulting in minor injuries or substantial material damage were also among the cases brought before the judges.
Higher courts overturn or amend thousands of rulings
Thousands of administrative offence rulings were subsequently overturned or amended as higher courts reviewed cases through appellate, cassation and supervisory procedures.
At the appellate stage, courts examined 6,804 cases involving 7,656 people. They overturned the original rulings in cases concerning 1,496 people and amended decisions involving another 2,495.
Cassation courts reviewed a further 10,152 cases involving 10,656 people. Their decisions resulted in rulings being overturned in cases involving 4,379 people and amended in cases concerning 2,347.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Cases Judicial Panel also reviewed 918 administrative offence cases involving 955 people under supervisory review procedures. It overturned decisions concerning 187 people and amended rulings involving another 232.
