The Yunusabad District Criminal Court found a 17-year-old teenager and a Kyrgyz citizen guilty in an incident involving the forgery of state vehicle license plates.
Circumstances of the detention and investigation
According to information received from the city's Main Internal Affairs Directorate, traffic police officers stopped a Malibu-2 car driven by a 17-year-old teenager in the Yunusabad district. During the inspection, it was found that the vehicle was equipped with a siren, flashing lights and a special antenna, and also had illegal tinting of the windshield. A license plate belonging to someone else was also found in the trunk.
Established facts of the offenses
The investigation established that the teenager had previously driven a Kia car that was equipped with similar equipment and fake plates. Law enforcement officers determined that he had obtained the fake registration plates from a Kyrgyz citizen who manufactured them abroad and sold them in Uzbekistan. The foreign national was detained in Andijan region with material evidence.
Verdict and consequences
The court found the teenager guilty under the article “Illegal manufacture, transfer or use of state license plates or identification numbers of motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as their forgery” and fined him 6,6 million som. The Kyrgyz citizen was also found guilty of forging state license plates and involving a minor in unlawful activity. He was fined with subsequent expulsion from Uzbekistan.
