Citizens are no longer taken to the Department of Internal Affairs for identity verification

In Uzbekistan, the practice of taking citizens to the Department of Internal Affairs for identification will be abandoned.  This was reported by the Ministry of Justice.

It is noted that from 1 January 2023, the “E-patrol” system will be gradually introduced into the activities of internal affairs bodies, and the practice of taking a citizen to the internal affairs department for identification will be cancelled.

Also, all information will be checked on the spot through a tablet, and the activities of the patrol post service employees of the internal affairs bodies will be carried out using a “body camera”.

For information, the costs related to the purchase of computer equipment and other equipment necessary for the digitization of the E-patrol system will be financed from the extra-budgetary funds of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.