Farhod Juraev has been appointed as new chief of Kattakurgan police department in Samarkand province, replacing the fired Ilyas Abdukakharov, the Interior Ministry said.
Kattakurgan police department gained notoriety after a footage had been posted which showed a policemen stripping naked a woman, accused of theft.
A criminal case was initiated against the police officer, with an official probe opened against the senior staff of the department. The incident caused a wide public backlash.