Uzbekistan bans photos and filming videos of traffic patrol officers

In Uzbekistan, taking photographs or videos of traffic police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is expected to be banned. A draft resolution by the Cabinet of Ministers «On amendments to the regulations concerning the interaction of the road patrol service employees, with road users and the use of special devices» during a discussion of draft laws, provides for such a change.

According to the Resolution, article 19 of the Enactment of the Cabinet of Ministers on interaction of road patrol service personnel with road users and the use of special equipment approved by Resolution 975 of 1 December 2018, is filed with paragraph 6.

Due to the change, road users will have to follow the subsequent rules in interaction with road patrol officers:  
 
- not posting photos and videos of road patrol officers taken while performing duties by them on the internet without their permission;
- not interfering with the interaction of the other road user and the road patrol employee.

Also, road users have other obligations under the law.
The draft resolution will be discussed until 29 March this year.