Police in Uzbekistan. File photoTASHKENT, July 2 Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev declared a state of emergency in the territory of the autonomy of Karakalpakstan from July 3 to August 2 after the riots, Deputy Head of Administration, press secretary of the Uzbek leader Sherzod Asadov said.
& #34;For the period of the state of emergency in the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, a curfew is introduced from 21:00 to 7:00", the TV channel "Uzbekistan 24" also reports.
Rustam Juraev, commander of the country's National Guard, was appointed head of the commandant's office. Entry and exit from Karakalpakstan will be restricted, and all mass events will be banned. In addition, according to the presidential decree, forces and means of the Ministry of Defense are involved in maintaining the state of emergency. The protection of public order, especially important and categorized facilities and infrastructure that ensures the livelihoods of the population will also be strengthened. In addition, the authorities will restrict the movement of vehicles. In accordance with the new rules, personal searches of individuals and verification of documents will be carried out. Earlier, Asadov stated that the head of state proposed to retain the clause on the sovereignty of the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in the country's constitution. Parliament. — Ed.), representatives of the older generation and an asset of the autonomy. The Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan with a population of about two million people is located in the north-west of Uzbekistan and is considered the largest region of the country, occupying about 40 percent of its territory. In the 1990s, an agreement was signed on its entry into Uzbekistan in the status of a sovereign republic with the right to withdraw on the basis of a referendum and with two languages - Karakalpak and Uzbek. .jpg» />Mirziyoyev: Draft amendments to the constitution of Uzbekistan will be submitted for discussionOn the eve of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan said that an illegal demonstration took place in Nukus due to amendments to the country's constitution, public order was restored, and work is underway with residents to prevent violations of the law. The authorities of the autonomy emphasized that the group had been detained organizers of the riots, who tried to seize the authorities of the region in order to «thus split the society, destabilize the socio-political situation in Uzbekistan», according to them, external forces are trying to influence the situation. Mirziyoyev took the initiative to update the basic law by December 2022 . At the end of May, the parliament created a constitutional commission to develop amendments. At the end of June, a draft constitutional law on amendments was submitted to the legislative chamber, later it was approved in the first reading and published for public discussion. In accordance with the decision of the parliament, the nationwide discussion of the draft will last until July 4 inclusive, after which the bill will be submitted to a referendum. The draft law provides for more than 200 changes to 64 articles of the constitution.
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