Uzbekistan's Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a Tashkent mayor's decision to demolish buildings at 7 Babur Street. The move follows a request from the Agency for Cultural Heritage to protect a site listed as tangible cultural heritage.

In early September, the Agency asked the Prosecutor General's Office to legally assess the mayor's October 30, 2018 decision, which allocated the land to Universal packing masters for demolition and construction of a multi-story residential building. The building, however, is under state protection. In 2020, the Agency's Scientific-Expert Council approved its inclusion in the National List of Tangible Cultural Heritage, and in 2021, a proposal to remove it was rejected.

The case gained public attention after Alisher Kadyrov, leader of the Milliy Tiklanish party, criticized the preservation of old buildings in Tashkent, questioning their value. He notably stated, "We don't need the house of a Russian artist," which was later confirmed to refer to 7 Babur Street.

Now, the Prosecutor General's Office has backed the Agency's position and filed a lawsuit demanding the 2018 mayoral decision be declared illegal. The case is currently under court review. The Agency emphasized that until all legal issues are resolved, the site remains under state protection and constant monitoring.

Source: podrobno.uz