The Yunusabad district criminal court at its July 10 meeting, completed the judicial investigation in the case of Bakhtiyor Kudratullaev, aka Bakhti of Tashkent, and 36 other persons and proceeded to the debate.

According to Kun.uz, ​​the investigation department body brought charges against Bakhtiyor Kudratullayev on 44 counts.

During his remarks, the prosecutor asked the court to assign the following terms to Bakhti of Tashkent on the charges brought against him:

• Intentional grievous bodily harm inflicted for mercenary reasons charge - 8 years of imprisonment;
• Intentional minor bodily injury resulting in short-term health disorder lasting more than six but not more than 21 days or minor permanent loss of ability to work in the absence of signs of a crime charge - 6 months of imprisonment;
• Extortion on an especially large scale; by an organized group or in its interests, by a particularly dangerous repeat offender charge - 15 years of imprisonment;
• Fraud on a significant scale; by prior conspiracy by a group of persons charge - 10 years of imprisonment;
• Organization of a criminal community charge - 8 years of imprisonment;
• Organizing a crime group, that is, the creation or management of a criminal community or its divisions, as well as activities aimed at ensuring their existence and functioning) - 18 years of imprisonment;
• Illegal manufacture, acquisition, storage and other actions with narcotic drugs, their analogues or psychotropic substances without the purpose of sale, committed on a large scale, by a person who has previously committed a crime constituting illegal drug trafficking or psychotropic substances charge - 4 years of imprisonment.

The state prosecutor asked the court to impose a summary sentence of imprisonment for 20 years in a general colony, to recognize him as a particularly dangerous repeat offender under paragraph “a” of part 3 of Article 34 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan and to assign compulsory treatment for drug addiction.

The prosecutor asked for the following sentences for Kudratullaev’s sons: Bekzod Zafarov - 11 years in prison, Ikhtiyor Kudratullaev - 12 years in prison.

At the next hearing, the court will hear the lawyers and defendants. The court session was adjourned until July 15.

A total of 37 people are accused, including the brother of “Bakhti of Tashkent” Shukhrat Kudratullaev, Avaz Mashrafkhanov, Sanzhar Khatamov, Zhamshid Soliev, Dilshod Sharipov, Shukurali Kurbanov, Otabek Islamov and others.

One government organization entrusted me to oversee the street

At a meeting on July 5, Bakhtiyor Kudratullayev said that when he was released from prison, representatives of the state organization got in touch and asked him to clean up the “street” due to the increased stabbing among youth and athletes, Daryo reported.

The judge asked him if he was officially employed by a government organization. In response, the defendant said that he spent most of his life in prison.

“If you have been in prison since childhood, how could a government organization entrust you whatsoever?” - asked the judge. To which he said that you should give this question to that very government organization.

The judge further asked, “I guess law enforcement has enough power to keep order, right?” Bakhtiyor Kudratullaev confirmed the judge’s words. He responded by asking, “why did the state give you the task then?”

Bakhti reported that in those years in Uzbekistan there was an increase in knife crimes among youth and athletes and that this crime decreased by 60% after cooperation with him.

“Who held these statistics?” - asked the judge. The defendant said that such information was provided by representatives of the government organization who contacted him. However, he did not specify who they were. The judge didn't ask him about it either.

There are 46 people who are victims and plaintiffs in this case.

In November-December last year, law enforcement agencies carried out large-scale raids to arrest gangs and crime groups. The first deputy chief of the Tashkent City police department, Doniyor Tashkhodzhaev noted that the operation to detain the suspects began after careful collection of evidence and preparation, which lasted “not one or two days, but months and even years.”

Previously, the courts handed prison sentences against Azlarkhon Mukhamedzhanov (5 years), Sunatulla Kholmuradov (7.5 years), Umidjon Urinov (6 years 11 months), Alibek Fayziev (12 years), Olimjon Amonov (4 years), Bakhodir Sultanov (Boho the Caretaker, 10 years old) and Niyoz Ibodov (4 years old) and others.