In Uzbekistan, the deadline for filing an appeal against a sentence has been shortened

According to it, the Code was supplemented with the following chapters: General conditions for checking the legality, reasonableness and fairness of verdicts, rulings, decisions (Chapter 55); Filing a complaint (protest) against the court's verdict and decision in the procedure of review (Chapter 56-2). Accordingly, the legality, reasonableness, and fairness of court verdicts, rulings, and decisions can be checked in the procedure of appeal, cassation, and review. The prosecutor participates in the consideration of the criminal case in the procedure of appeal, cassation, inspection. The court does not limit itself to complaints or protests when hearing a criminal case in the procedure of appeal, cassation, inspection, and investigates the case in full against all convicts, including persons who did not file an appropriate complaint or convicts against whom a complaint (protest) was not filed. The convict, his defender, legal representative, the victim, his representative have the right to appeal the judgments and rulings of the court of first instance considered in the procedure of appeal or cassation, as well as the judgments and rulings of the courts of appeal or cassation, in the procedure of review. If the complaint or protest raises the question of the need to apply the law on a more serious crime, increase the punishment or other changes that lead to the deterioration of the prisoner's condition, the court's sentence of conviction or review of the court's decision in the review procedure, as well as review of the court's acquittal or decision on termination of the case in the review procedure, is allowed only within 1 year after its entry into legal force. The sentencing court shall notify the relevant persons within 3 days that the criminal case has been sent to the court of the investigative instance. Also, by the law, the terms of filing appeals (protests) against the verdict were shortened from 20 days to 10 days. Also, the procedure for submitting a private complaint and filing a private protest against the decision on the resolution of issues arising during the execution of the court verdict, ruling and decision was established. The law will enter into force on January 1, 2024. Source: daryo.uz