The Court in Uzbekistan sentenced a 32 -year -old local resident to participate in war as part of the Russian army. This is stated in the official judgment, which Tass got used to.
According to the case, since 2018, the man has worked in Russia, where he later received Russian nationality, without giving up the Uzbek passport. In 2024, he signed a contract for military service in Russia for a year.
In July of the same year, the man was injured and went to the hospital, and after a few months, he was recognized as temporarily not suitable for the service. In December, he returned to Tashkent, taking advantage of Uzbek's documents. When checking the phone at the airport, the staff found photos confirming his participation in the war.
Therefore, the Court found that the man committed a crime in an article about mercenaries and applied imprisonment penalties for five years. However, according to the law of the Republic, according to this article, it may be convicted for up to 10 years.