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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.

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