The President approved amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The amendments have established a fine for officials in the amount of 3 to 5 basic settlement units (BSU=300,000 soums) for violating the Openness Of The Activities Of Public Authorities And Governance Law.
For these offenses, officials of the Anti-Corruption Agency shall draw up a protocol on an administrative offense.
In addition, the Legal Practitioners Law establishes that attorney has the right to request, with the consent of the principal in economic, civil and administrative proceedings, an examination on a contractual basis by state forensic institutions and non-state forensic organizations.
Attorney may also demand that the conclusion of the expert opinion be attached to the case materials and its assessment by the court in the totality of the evidence available in the case. Due to the fact that forensic activities are allowed to engage in non-governmental organizations, the Civil Procedure Code and the Code of Administrative Procedure introduced the concept of "non-governmental forensic organization".
