Speeding drivers will be left without a car: the president has approved important proposals for road safety. 17,000 houses built before independence will be replaced by new ones: the law on renovation has been signed. Another privatization on the basis of trade has been canceled: the oil plant in Ferghana has returned to full state ownership. In the internal affairs, two employees are accused of pedophilia: both of them were juvenile inspectors.
Some topics related to the life of Uzbekistan of the week ahead – Kun.uz in the digest
Proposals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for serious violations
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has come up with new proposals to prevent violators on the roads. On Thursday, the head of the Traffic Safety Service, Sherzod Ibragimov, presented these proposals to the head of state did.
To his words according tothe procedure for temporary seizure or confiscation of the vehicle is proposed for five types of gross violations. Ibragimov did not specify whether speeding was among the five violations. He mentioned only one case: if a person who does not have the right to drive a vehicle or who has been deprived of such a right commits a traffic violation, in addition to the prescribed punishment, the penalty of confiscation or temporary seizure of the car will be introduced.
The public has long been calling for such punishment for serious offenders. At the same time, in addition to adding a new article to the legislation regarding “auto-terrorists”, the authorities should also begin to apply the already existing articles more widely in practice. In the case of Tesla, which previously drove at a speed of 214 km/h in the center of Tashkent and got away with just a fine, we have seen that deprivation of a license specified in the sanction of the article “traffic hooliganism” or administrative imprisonment up to 15 days specified in the article “hooliganism” do not always work in practice. we stopped. That is, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs really intends to strictly and sincerely fight against serious violators, it should start applying the norms already existing in the legislation today, without waiting for months or years until the new sanctions go through all the bureaucratic stages, are included in the codes and put into practice.
Another important proposal put forward by the Ministry concerns parents who allow their children to drive. In recent years, the number of teenage boys driving has increased dramatically. Bloody car accidents often happen with their participation. According to the initiative put forward by the authorities, if a parent allows their child to drive a car, if the child causes an accident that causes someone to be injured or killed, the parent will be held criminally responsible instead of administratively as it is now.
In addition, a one-year restriction on paying the fine with a 30-50 percent discount may be introduced for serious offenders. It is also proposed to add up to 15 days of administrative imprisonment to the set of penalties for drunk driving. According to the official report, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the proposals to ensure human life and safety on the roads.
The renovation law was signed
There is now a legal procedure for demolishing old houses and building new ones instead. Law “On Renovation of Urban Planning” by the President signed. The law covers the rights of owners and other complex issues in renovation processes.
According to the law, at least 80 percent of the owners must agree to the proposal to build new ones in place of old houses and slums to be considered by the state authorities. The document shows the sequence of processes as follows: first, the investor develops his concept for renovation and introduces the concept to the owners of real estate in the area. After the introduction, notarized initial agreements will be concluded with at least 80% of the owners of each object. The form and amount of the agreed compensation must be specified in this agreement.
After at least 80 percent agreement with the owner, the project will be reviewed by the state authorities, and if approved, the investor will proceed to conclude final agreements with the owners. In case of failure to reach an agreement with some owners in this process, this matter will be considered in the court procedure, that is, the owner may be obliged to vacate the place by taking the amount of compensation determined by the court.
At the same time, it is forbidden to force the owner of the right who does not agree to the agreement to an out-of-court transaction, to put him in a situation that prevents him from freely disposing of his property, including disconnecting him from electricity, gas and other engineering and communication networks or blocking the access to his property. “No one can be illegally deprived of their housing during the implementation of urban planning renovation without a court decision,” the law states.
It is known at the meeting with the president on Wednesday to be donerenovation of 17,000 dwellings built before 1991 across the republic is planned. In their place, it is planned to build modern, energy-efficient multi-storey buildings with full infrastructure.
The meeting also discussed the draft law on the transfer of housing constructions based on the purchase of an apartment from an unfinished house to the escrow system, in official language. In this case, it is said that the transactions will be carried out only through the bank and by means of other mandatory procedures, the rights of the buyers will be guaranteed.
FNQZ sold to Saneg returned to full state ownership
The Fergana oil refinery, which was privatized four years ago, was renationalized. It turned out that 100 percent of the factory was returned to the state. It is not known when and why the privatization was canceled – the authorities have not announced anything. It is only known that a month ago, 41.5 percent of the share in the factory officially belonged to Saneg. Before that, the employees of the enterprise remained without salary for several months it was known.
As you know, after the “Industrial Energy Group” acquired many state-owned oil fields, it also acquired the Fergana Oil Refinery. It was revealed that the company bought the plant in May 2022 for $100 million with certain obligations, which was later agreed to be paid in installments. Apparently, the buyer has not fully paid this 100 million dollars for the past 4 years.
Another interesting point is that Saneg took the entire factory for 100 million dollars with the condition of paying in installments, and in 2024, a part of it was sold to Air Products of the United States for 140 million dollars. sold was It is not clear what happened to this $140 million issue after nationalization: whether this deal was completed or not, where the money went, how much Saneg paid to the state during the past 4 years, whether he paid from his side or from the factory’s profits – such questions remain open.
Let’s remind that in 2025, the “Kvars” plant was also returned to the state. Privatization deal after some events, because the offshore “investor” who bought the plant on the condition of payment in installments did not pay the money was cancelled.
Another explosion at the gas station
The number of gas stations that exploded in Uzbekistan in the last year has reached 8. Six people were killed in another accident in Kashkadarya on Monday.
The explosion occurred at a propane filling station for household gas cylinders in the Karshi district at 1:50 p.m. happened. According to FVV, 6 people died as a result of the accident, 5 people were injured in various degrees. Two gas trucks, two Cobalts, and two underground fuel storage tanks caught fire.
A government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ochilboy Ramatov was formed to provide assistance to the victims, determine the causes of the incident, and take measures to prevent similar situations in the future.
It should be noted that the government commission should not limit itself to the study of the explosion in Karshi in order to prevent such cases from repeating. Because, as we said above, there have been exactly eight explosions at gas stations in the past year, 6 of which were at propane filling stations. Kokdala observed in the district two condition, Jomboy, Salter, Andijan and Denov districts and Urganch including the explosions that occurred in the city. In addition, at the end of 2024, a propane station in the city of Fergana exploded and has not yet risen from the minds of many.
During the week, another accident that led to the death of people happened at the Central polyclinic in Marhamat district of Andijan region. On June 10, a plumber and three other technicians who came to his rescue were poisoned by gas in a sewage bunker in the polyclinic area. died. With details of the tragic event Kun.uz in his reportage you can get to know more. A criminal case has been initiated under the article of violation of labor protection regulations.
What else happened this week?
The practice of conducting a medical examination of young men at the “voyenkomat” is being discontinued. According to the words of the Minister of Defense Shuhrat Kholmukhamedov according tothe procedure for passing the medical commission in the departments of defense works will be canceled and all medical examinations will be transferred to the central polyclinics of the district (city). Boys who turn 16 and receive an ID card are automatically enrolled in the military. Also, the salary of civilian employees of the defense works will be increased by 20% from July 1, and by 50% from January 1, 2027. In connection with the increase in rent prices, the amount of compensation for the rent paid to the military in the cities of Tashkent and Samarkand was increased by 25%.
In Uzbekistan, employees are allowed to strike in order to put pressure on the employer. According to the law signed by the President, the Labor Code norms on strikes added. According to it, if it is not possible to resolve the collective labor dispute through conciliation, the labor team has the right to organize a strike. The decision on this should be made at least 1 month before the start of the strike and the employer should be informed about it. A planned strike may be suspended by court order for security reasons. The law also provides sanctions for up to 10 years of imprisonment for violating the strike order. Allowing medical workers, civil servants, energy, water supply and communications workers to strike not given.
Internal affairs officers are suspected of pedophilia in Andijan and Surkhandarya. The suspect in Andijan is a well-known Olympic prize winner former boxer. He was arrested on charges of having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl while working as an inspector of the center for social and legal assistance to minors of the regional IIB. His colleague in Surkhandarya, an employee who worked as an inspector-psychologist for juvenile issues in Denov district, was accused of touching the honor of a girl under 14 years of age and committing indecent acts against a person under 16 years of age by using force or intimidation. is being accused. Currently, the criminal case has been brought to court.
The World Cup in football has started in North America. Uzbeks are watching this World Cup in a special mood. The historic debut match of our national team will take place on June 17 against Colombia in Mexico City. The match that ends the 1st round will start on Thursday morning at 7 o’clock Tashkent time. We wish our boys good luck!
