Samarkand Department of Internal Affairs gave information about the prisoner whose rib was broken

Earlier, it was reported that a prisoner may have been tortured and his ribs were broken by internal affairs officers in the investigative detention center in Samarkand.

The Human Rights Representative (Ombudsman) of the Oliy Majlis said that an investigation will be conducted into the situation and that the prisoner says that force was used on him.

The press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Samarkand region gave official information on this situation and stated that research is being conducted.

It is noted that on the 29 September this year, the person whose ribs were hit and broken was arrested by the staff of the Internal Affairs Agency of the Samarkand city of Samarkand during the 2nd stage of the "Karadori-22" event, with 5.25 grams of heroin.  The were caught while selling narcotics.  5.25 grams of "heroin" narcotic substance was documented as physical evidence.

In connection with this situation, on 1 October, the investigation department of the internal affairs body in the presence of the city of Samarkand, Yo.S., and others, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 25, 273, Part 5 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and preliminary investigations are underway.

"When the emergency service officers caught this person with false evidence, he stated that he was injured.  That is, he said that on 20 September, he fell from his IJ motorcycle in the Urgut district," the report said.

It was noted that the employees brought the citizen to the city of Samarkand and conducted a medical examination.  There is a doctor's medical certificate, a citizen's explanatory letter that he fell off his motorcycle 10 days before his actual arrest, and reports on the situation.

Currently, the situation is being investigated by the relevant authorities.