Couple in Jizzakh were sentenced for attempting to sell their 3-year-old child

A couple in Jizzakh was arrested for attempting to sell their 3-year-old child for 3 million soums. Aziz Obidov, spokesperson for the Supreme Court, provided details about the case.

According to authorities, the couple was caught in the act while trying to sell their young child, born in 2021, during a planned transaction. The parents were married in a religious ceremony, and their efforts to sell the child were foiled by local law enforcement.

The Jizzakh city criminal court delivered the verdict, sentencing the father to 8 years of imprisonment under Article 135, Part 3, Clause "a" (Trafficking in Human Beings) of the Criminal Code. The mother received a 6-year sentence based on Article 135, Part 3, Clause "a" and Article 57 (Lesser Punishment) of the Criminal Code.

This incident follows a similar case in the Navoi region, where a woman was arrested for attempting to sell her baby for 10 million soums. Authorities initiated a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 135 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, and investigations are ongoing.