Murat Kamalov is dismissed from the position of Chairman of the Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan

On 26 August, during an extraordinary 34th session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, chaired by the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Chairman of the Council Murat Kamalov was relieved of his post.

After the nomination of the Head of State, the candidacy of Amanbay Tleubayevich Orinbayev recommended for the post of Chairman of Supreme Council in accordance with the decision of the Council of Elders was considered.

For reference, since October 2020, Murat Kamalov has been working at the Supreme Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

It should be recalled that on 1 and 2 July of the current year, in the city of Nukus of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, some citizens, having misinterpreted the constitutional reforms underway in the Republic of Uzbekistan, organized unexpected demonstrations.

The Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Karakalpakstan assessed the situation as an attempt to seize the state administration in Nukus.

After that, on 2 July, the president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Karakalpakstan and talked with the Karakalpak people.

In addition, taking into account that the discussion of the changes and additions to the Constitution is still ongoing, and after considering the opinions and comments expressed by the people of Karakalpakstan, the president approved that Articles 70, 71, 72, 74, 75 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan in their current version should be left unchanged.

On 4 July, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan adopted a decision not to amend the articles of the Constitution relating to Karakalpakstan.

During the incidents, 516 people were arrested, 243 injured and 18 killed.  The case was opened under article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (infringement of the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan), part 4 – “Conspiracy to seize government or overthrow the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.