Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the fifty-fourth plenary session of the Senate, the Law "On amendments and additions to the criminal code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on administrative responsibility in connection with additional measures to prevent offenses and crimes" was discussed.

The country is implementing a set of measures to prevent offenses and combat crime, achieving positive results in ensuring law and order, as well as significant improvement in the crime situation.

It is crucial to define clear targeted measures for preventing offenses and combating crime, to establish the causes and conditions of systematic offenses in a comprehensive approach to this issue, and to establish practical work to eliminate them.

It was noted that the Law introduces amendments and additions to the Criminal Code and the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on administrative responsibility, providing for the decriminalization of a criminal act related to intentional minor bodily harm that did not result in short-term health disorders or minor persistent disability, transferring it to the category of administrative offense. It also supplements this legal norm with new qualifying features, expands the range of administrative offenses covered by the reconciliation institution.

Senators emphasized that this Law aims to ensure a peaceful and prosperous life for the population, improve the crime situation in the country, and expand the scope of the reconciliation institution in cases of administrative offenses.

Following the discussion, the Law was approved by the senators.