The Criminal Code has been supplemented with a provision expanding the range of crimes related to intentional minor bodily injury (short-term health disorder lasting more than 6 but not more than 21 days or minor persistent loss of working capacity in the absence of signs of a crime under the article "family (domestic) violence").

The amendments were signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 7. They were passed by the Legislative Chamber on May 7 and approved by the Senate on July 10.

According to the supplemented Article 109 of the Criminal Code, if intentional minor bodily injury is committed: a) out of religious prejudice; 6) by a group of persons or a member of an organized group or in its interests; or c) with the use of weapons or objects that can be used as bladed weapons, this is now punishable by restriction of freedom from 1 year to 2 years or imprisonment from 1 year to 2 years.

The punishment for intentional minor bodily injury under other circumstances remains the same - a fine of 25 to 50 basic calculation units or correctional labor for up to 2 years or house arrest for up to 1 year or imprisonment for up to 1 year.

Meanwhile, an act related to intentional minor bodily injury that did not result in short-term health damage or minor permanent loss of ability to work, committed after the application of an administrative penalty for the same actions (it provided for a fine of up to 25 basic calculation units or mandatory community service for up to 240 hours or correctional labor for up to 1 year) has been decriminalized.

Now, for intentional causing of minor bodily injury that did not result in short-term health damage or minor permanent loss of ability to work, in the absence of signs of an offense under the article "family (domestic) violence", committed repeatedly within a year after the application of an administrative penalty, a fine of 5 to 25 BRV or administrative arrest for up to 15 days is provided for. An addedum to this was made to Article 52 of the Administrative Liability Code.

The emndments have also slightly expanded the range of administrative offenses included in the institution of reconciliation. According to Part 1 of Article 21-1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, reconciliation is now also possible when committing offenses under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 61 (petty theft) and Article 12-1 (damage to the interior equipment of vehicles) of the Code. To do this, the accused must plead guilty, reconcile with the victim and make amends for the harm caused to him.

The Bill notes that the amendments will serve to “ensure a peaceful and prosperous life for the public” and “improve the crime situation in the country.”