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(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)
A person who informed voluntarily the national authorities about a conspiracy, resulted in the
prevention of the conspiracy through respective measures, shall be released from penalty.
Article 160. Espionage
Conveyance of information which constitutes state secrets to a foreign state, foreign organization,
or their intelligence, as well as stealing or collection of such information therefor, committed by a
foreign national or a stateless person –
shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to twenty years.
(As amended by Laws of 29.08.1998 and 29.08.2001.)
A person engaged by a foreign intelligence shall be discharged from criminal liability in the
instance if he has not undertaken any acts in order to fulfill the intelligence mission assigned and
informed voluntarily the national authorities to that effect.
A person who ceased voluntarily his criminal activity, informed the national authorities about the
acts committed, assisted actively in the detection of a crime, resulted in the prevention of
occurrence of grave consequences to the State, shall be released from penalty.
Article 161. Sabotage
Sabotage, that is, acts aimed at destruction of people, causing harm to people’s health, damage or
destruction of property with the purpose of destabilization of the performance of state bodies or of
sociopolitical situation or undermining the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan –
shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to twenty years.
(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)
Article 162. Disclosure of State Secrets
Disclosure or conveyance of state secrets, that is information which constitutes state, military, or
official secret, by the person whom this information has been entrusted to or has become known
due to his official duties or professional activity, in the instance when there are no indicia of high
treason –
shall be punished with imprisonment from three to five years.
The same acts resulted in grave consequences –
shall be punished with imprisonment from five to eight years.
Article 163. Loss of Documents Containing State or Military Secret
Loss of documents as well as objects or substances, information about which constitutes a state or
military secret, by a person who disposed thereof in connection with his service or professional
activity, in the instance if the loss has resulted from non-observance of the regulations on treatment
of these documents, objects, or substances –
shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years.
The same act resulted in grave consequences –
shall be punished with imprisonment from three to five years.