The Chirchik City Criminal Court in the Tashkent region has delivered a verdict in a high-profile case involving two internal affairs officers accused of attempting to cover up a violent assault and extorting bribes from the perpetrators. Court documents detailing the case reveal a systematic effort by law enforcement to shield violent offenders.
According to the case details, on February 17, 2026, citizen Sh. M. was brutally beaten after intervening in a dispute at a local café in Chirchik. The victim was chased for nearly a kilometer by a group of assailants, severely beaten, and left unconscious before being taken to the hospital with facial injuries. The following day, Sh. M. went to the local internal affairs department to file an official complaint.
Instead of initiating a formal investigation, prevention inspector Dilshod Rahimbayev summoned the victim to his office where one of the attackers was also present. The officers allegedly pressured the victim to drop the charges and accept financial compensation. Subsequent nighttime meetings at the police station involved the distribution of extortion money, with inspectors Rahimbayev and Nodir Agabekov pocketing a significant portion of the funds in exchange for fabricating documents and dropping the case.
Following an investigation by the State Security Service, the corrupt officers and the original assailants were apprehended. During the trial, both police defendants pleaded not guilty, with Agabekov claiming he had no knowledge of the payoffs. However, the court concluded that testimonies, phone records, and operational evidence fully substantiated the charges against them.
The court found Nodir Agabekov and Dilshod Rahimbayev guilty under multiple articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including receiving bribes by prior conspiracy, falsifying evidence to exempt individuals from criminal liability, and intentionally concealing a crime. Both defendants were sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment and barred from working in law enforcement bodies for 3 years.
Source: www.gazeta.uz