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(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)
A national of the Republic of Uzbekistan, engaged by a foreign State or a foreign organization in
cooperation in order to execute activities against the Republic of Uzbekistan, which are injurious to
the State, shall be excused from criminal liability, in the instance if he informed voluntarily the
national authorities about his cooperation and his activities have not caused damage to the interests
of the State.
A national of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be released from penalty, in the instance if he
informed the national authorities about the acts committed, assisted actively to the detection of the
crime, which has resulted in the prevention of occurrence of grave consequences to the State.
Article 158. Offences against President of Republic of Uzbekistan
Attempts upon the life of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan –
shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to twenty years.
(As amended by Laws of 29.08.1998 and 29.08.2001.)
Intentional infliction of bodily injury to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan –
shall be punished with imprisonment from five to ten years.
(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)
Public affront or denigration with regard to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as
using printed or other mass media –
shall be punished with correctional labor up to three years, or arrest up to six months, or
imprisonment up to five years.
Article 159. Attempts to Constitutional Order of Republic of Uzbekistan
Public statements to unconstitutional change of the existing state order, assumption of power, or
removal of legally elected or appointed authorities from power, or to unconstitutional impairment
of integrity of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as dissemination of materials
containing such statements –
shall be punished with fine up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, or imprisonment up to
five years.
(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)
Violent acts aimed at impediment to legal activity of constitutional bodies or replacement thereof
with parallel authorities, not envisaged by the Constitution, as well as failure to execute the
decisions to dismiss the authorities established in non-compliance with the procedures envisaged by
the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, taken by the duly authorized state bodies –
shall be punished with fine from fifty to one hundred minimum monthly wages, or imprisonment
from three to five years.
The acts punishable under Paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article committed:
а) repeatedly or by a dangerous recidivist;
b) by an organized group or in its interests –
shall be punished with imprisonment from five to ten years.
A conspiracy with the purpose of assumption of power or overthrowing of the constitutional order
of the Republic of Uzbekistan –
shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to twenty years.