The first day of the trial in the criminal case on the events in Nukus on July 1-2 ended in Bukhara province Court. In the afternoon, the charges of the prosecutor's office was announced.

Opinions of the parties will be heard on Tuesday, 22 defendants are expected to testify.

The spokesman to the Supreme Court, Aziz Abidov, published the summary of the charges by the prosecutor's office:

Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, 43, lawyer for the bureau of the newspaper El Khyzmetinde (In the Service of the People) and former editor-in-chief of a newspaper of the same name, is charged with Complicity in intentional grievous bodily damage caused to two or more persons, Conspiracy to seize power or overthrow the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Theft by misappropriation or embezzlement on an especially large scale), Legalization of proceeds from criminal activity, Organization of riots accompanied by violence against a person, pogroms, arson, damage or destruction of property, resistance to a representative of the authorities with the use or threat of use of weapons or other objects used as weapons, as well as active participation in mass riots and Manufacturing, storage, distribution the display or demonstration of materials containing a threat to public safety and public order, committed by prior agreement or by a group of persons; using official position; using the media or telecommunications networks, as well as the Internet of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan.

Lolagul Kallykhanova, 33, journalist, founder of the website Makan.uz, ​​is charged Complicity in intentional grievous bodily harm inflicted on two or more persons, Conspiracy to seizure of power or overthrow of the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Organization of riots accompanied by violence against a person, pogroms, arson, damage or destruction of property, resistance to a representative of the authorities with the use or threat of use of weapons or other objects used as weapons, as well as active participation in mass riots and Production, storage, distribution or demonstration of materials containing a threat to public safety and public order, committed by prior agreement or by a group of persons ; using one's official position; using the media or telecommunications networks, as well as the Internet.

Azamat Turdanov, 38, director of the Nukus College of Olympic Reserve, is accused under paragraph "a" of part 3 of article 104 through article 28, part 4 of article 159 and part 3 of article 244 of the Criminal Code.

Akhmet Smetullaev, 29, a coach for a children's and youth sports school in the Chimbai district, and Dauletmurat Zhiemuratov (1983), director of Korauzak Sohib LLC, are accused under similar articles.

The blogger and founder of the website Ayama.uz Bakhtiyar Kadirbergenov (1986) is charged with Hooliganism associated with resistance to a representative of the authorities or the public performing duties of protecting public order, or other citizens, preventing hooligan behavior and others in similar charges.