53 Article 173. Intentional Destruction or Damage of Property Intentional destruction or damage of property, which caused significant damage – shall be punished with fine from fifty to seventy minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor up to two years, or arrest fro up to six months. The same actions committed: a) for the reasons of interethnic or racial hatred or religious prejudices; b) in a commonly dangerous way; c) with causing large damage – shall be punished with fine from seventy-five to one hundred minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor from two to three years, or imprisonment up to three years. The same actions committed: a) with regard to property of person or of his immediate relatives in relation to the performance of their service or official duties; b) by an organized group or in its interests – shall be punished with imprisonment from three to five years. (Paragraphs 2 and 3 as amended by Law of 29.08.2001.) In the instance of treble compensation for the pecuniary damage, penalty of imprisonment shall not be applied. (As amended by Law of 20.08.1999.) Article 174. Computer-related Crime Computer-related crime, that is unauthorized access to information networks or authorized access to information networks without taking required security measures, or illegal retrieval of information therefrom, as well as intended change, loss, removal, or erasure of information during authorized work in an information system, which have resulted in a large damage – shall be punished with fine up to seventy-five minimum monthly wages, or correctional labor up to three years. Making of computer viruses or software programs and their dissemination without due authorization with the purpose of changing data or software programs, which are stored in computer systems, as well as unauthorized access to an information system which has resulted in corruption, removal, or erasure of information, or cessation of the operation of this system – shall be punished with fine from seventy-five to two hundred minimum monthly wages, or arrest from three to six months and deprivation of certain right. (As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.) CHAPTER 12. ECONOMIC CRIMES Article 175. Bargaining against Interests of Republic of Uzbekistan Knowingly unprofitable bargaining by an official of a state body, enterprise, institution, organization, regardless their form of ownership, or public association, which caused a large damage to the interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan –