The following names appear in the list of deputies elected inconstituencies to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis:
- 1. Doniyor Hasanovic Abdukadirov, born in 1981 He serves as a judge of the Tashkent City Commercial Court. He is elected as a deputy representing Zangiota constituency № 81. He was nominated by Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, a non-partisan (№2 in the list).
- Davron Rakhimovich Aripov, born in 1974. He serves as a judge of the Tashkent Regional Criminal Court. He is elected as a deputy representing Bekabad constituency № 78. The “Milliy Tiklanish” (National Revival) Democratic Party of Uzbekistan nominated him, a non-partisan (№ 10 in the list).
- Shukhrat Tagaymuratovich Polvanov, born in 1977. He serves as a judge of the Supreme Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He is elected as a deputy representing Samarkand constituency № 60. The “Adolat” (Justice) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan nominated him, a non-partisan (№ 65 in the list).
- Bibisanem Tadzhivaevna Temirkhanova, born in 1964. She serves as a judge of the Supreme Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan. She is elected as a deputy representing Turtkul constituency № 2. She was nominated by Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, a member of the UzLibDemP, a non-partisan (№82 in the list).
- Zakir Sabirdzhanovich Umarov, born in 1980. He serves as a judge of the Tashkent City Commercial Court. He is elected as a deputy representing Darkhan constituency №125. He was nominated by Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, a non-partisan (№99 in the list).
- Alisher Shonazarovich Khamraev, born in 1968. He serves as a Deputy Chair of the Kashkadarya Regional Commercial Court. He is elected as a deputy representing Samarkand Region, Taylyak constituency №61. The “Milliy Tiklanish” (National Revival) Democratic Party nominated him, a non-partisan (№112 in the list).
- Utkir Shomurodovich Kholov, born in 1970. He serves as a judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He is elected as a deputy representing Shakhrud constituency №23. The “Adolat” (Justice) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan nominated him, a non-partisan (№ in the list).
- Vladislav Olegovich
Tsvetkov, born in 1978. He serves as a judge of the
Tashkent City Criminal Court. He is elected as a deputy representing
Kuylyuk constituency № 134. He was nominated by Movement of Entrepreneurs
and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, a non-partisan
(№122 in the list).
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Association for Human Rights in Central Asia is
concerned about the violation of the constitutional principle of the
independence of the judiciary in Uzbekistan.
Presence of the sitting judges in the legislature raises a number of
questions:
— How is it possible to consider the court decisions of
these judges to be objective and fair?
— How judges of the Supreme Economic Court of the
Republic of Uzbekistan permanently residing in the city of Tashkent were
elected: Shukhrat Tagaymuratovich Polvanov to represent Samarkand constituency,
and Bibisanem Tadzhibaevna Temirkhanova to represent the Turtkul constituency
number 2 located in the Republic of Karakalpakstan?
— How are they are going to carry out parliamentary
duties of their constituencies, permanently living in Tashkent, combining it
with the practice of jurisprudence?
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Uzbek authorities are taking a
formalistic approach towards the so-called reform of the judicial system. Meanwhile,
its dependence on the executive branch is increasing. As one can see, among the
elected deputies, there is a judge, and a member of a political party, namely
the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. This is Bibisanem Tadzhibaevna Temirkhanova.
In the list of deputies elected in constituencies to
the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (in line №82), it says that she is
“a member of UzLibDemP” and a “non-partisan”. Is this an error or a manipulation?
As it appears, all those judges who participated in the parliamentary
elections, as well as the Head of the Central Election Commission Mr M. Abdusalomov,
most likely, do not fully understand the notion of independence of the
judiciary. The Honoured Lawyer of Uzbekistan, the former Chairman of the
Supreme Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the current Head of
the Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan is in breach of fundamental
constitutional principles.
The Chairman of the National Centre for Human Rights Mr Akmal Saidov is actively
trying to convince international experts and members of the UN Council on Human
Rights of the fact that Uzbekistan has an independent judiciary. In the
national reports submitted during the reporting period to the executive
committees of the United Nations, Mr A. Saidov presents a long list of seminars
and training provided for practicing judges. Uzbek President Islam Karimov says
the same in his laudatory speeches. Moreover, the bulk of these events are carried
out with funds obtained from the European Union and the United Nations as a
financial aid.
Uzbekistan received assistance under the “Reform of
Civil Procedure: effective judicial administration” project provided by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, a body of the United Nations designed
to assist member countries in their development). The project focuses on:
— creation of favourable conditions in law and in practice for further
development of civil litigation,
— improving access to justice through the introduction of electronic means
in litigation,
— improving the quality and enforceability of judicial decisions,
— raising awareness of the legal measures of protection of civil rights,
— improving the effectiveness of civil proceedings.
Representatives of the German Society for International Cooperation
(GIZ), Regional Office of Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Representative Office
of the “Regional Dialogue”, an international NGO (Slovenia), the Higher Qualification
Commission for the Selection and Recommendation of Judges at the Administration
of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Economic Court of
the Republic of Uzbekistan attended the events organised within the framework
of this project.
In 2011, within the framework of the EU strategy for human rights in
Central Asia, Uzbekistan received financial support in the amount of 10 million
euros designated for the reform of the judicial system. Practicing judges from
Uzbekistan visited France as part of the government delegation to share
experiences.
Millions of taxpayers' money of the democratic countries have gone into the
creation of an independent judicial system in Uzbekistan. As a result, eight
practicing judges are now Members of the Parliament of Uzbekistan. This shows,
again, that all human rights dialogues and intergovernmental projects aimed at
development of the judicial system of Uzbekistan are carried out formalistically.
