Man Ordered to Receive Psychiatric Treatment for Insulting President and Spreading Extremism on Facebook
A man identified as I.B. has been found guilty of distributing materials promoting religious extremism and fundamentalism on a Facebook group, as reported in a recent court case in Uzbekistan.
The Kattakurgan District Court on criminal cases reviewed the case of I.B. on July 11, who was charged under various articles of the Criminal Code for committing socially dangerous acts. According to the investigation, I.B. used his phone to create a Facebook profile with the intention of attacking the President of Uzbekistan. He made derogatory remarks about the President on a channel called “Oka Jon” from March to May of this year.
In addition to insulting the President, I.B. also incited violence against the government and called for a coup to establish a caliphate in Uzbekistan. He continued to spread ideas of religious extremism, separatism, and fundamentalism on the Facebook group.
The court ultimately found I.B. guilty of the charges under Article 158, Part 3, Article 154, Part 4, and Article 244-1, Part 3 of the Criminal Code. It was determined that he was in a state of insanity during the commission of the crimes.
As a result, I.B. has been detained in the No. 7 investigative detention center and has been ordered to undergo compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital with enhanced supervision. He will receive treatment at the Republican Psychiatric Hospital in Tashkent under the Ministry of Health.
This case highlights the seriousness of promoting extremist ideologies online and the legal consequences individuals may face for such actions.
