A criminal case has been initiated against Feruza Normatova.

A criminal case has been initiated against blogger Feruza Normatova. This was reported by the press service of the capital’s Main Directorate of Internal Affairs (GUVD).

According to reports, the blogger posted a photo of a young woman—whom she did not know—on her social media page, accusing her of having an affair with her (the blogger’s) husband and subjecting her to insults. The video garnered over 4 million views.

The woman, whose photograph was used without authorization, stated that she did not know the blogger or her husband and filed a complaint with law enforcement authorities. The blogger admitted that she had orchestrated the incident as a publicity stunt to increase her number of followers.

In connection with this incident, a criminal case has been initiated against Feruza Normatova under Article 140, Part 2 of the Criminal Code (insult).