From 1 January 2008 Uzbekistan replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment. Capital punishment had already been narrowed to a short list of violent, war and terrorism offences, and no drug offence was on it. Cannabis trafficking remained punishable by up to twenty years.[1][2]
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References
- Uzbekistan — Law No. ZRU-99 of 11 July 2007 on amendments in connection with the abolition of the death penaltyArticle 4; in force 1 January 2008; death penalty replaced by life imprisonment.
- Uzbekistan — Criminal Code, article 51, edition effective 15 October 2026Article 51; life imprisonment only for aggravated murder and terrorism.archived
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