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The Denov brothers from Surkhandarya, who made a living as wrestlers and horse riders by making a makeshift fitness center in a mountainous village, were released from prison in a dying state, the youngest of whom was nailed to a bed. The Yakubov brothers, who became famous in Surkhandarya, claim that they were beaten by police officers, which the police deny. This complaint came to Ozodlik at a time when a draft law on strengthening the responsibility of those responsible for deaths from torture is being discussed in Uzbekistan. The draft, which was discussed from August 12 to August 27, provides for prison sentences of 8 to 10 years for those who committed this crime. This is the latest in dozens of laws adopted since Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power in order to rid Uzbekistan of the stigma attached to torture under the previous president, Karimov. Human rights and public activists say that the increase in the number of deaths of people who were put behind bars for a short time in the past few years is proof that the laws adopted with great promises are not actually working in practice. The complaints that RFE/RL constantly receives show that torture is still widely used in law enforcement agencies, especially the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and in many cases leads to the death or disability of detainees. 🔴 Subscribe to the RFE/RL channel! 👉 https://t.me/ozodlikkanali 🔴 To send us a message 👉 https://t.me/ozodnews The Denov brothers from Surkhandarya, who made themselves master wrestlers and horse riders by doing improvised fitness in a mountainous village, were released from prison in a dying state, the youngest of them was bedridden. The Yakubov brothers, wrestlers who became famous in Surkhandarya, claim that they were beaten by officers of the Internal Affairs Department, which denies this. The complaint came to RFE/RL as Uzbekistan debated a bill to increase the liability of those responsible for deaths caused by torture. The bill, which was debated from August 12 to August 27, would impose prison sentences of eight to 10 years for those who commit the crime. It is the latest in dozens of laws passed since Shavkat Mirziyoyev took office, aimed at ridding Uzbekistan of the stigma attached to torture under former President Karimov. Human rights and public activists say the rise in deaths of people who were put behind bars for short periods of time in recent years is evidence that the laws, which were passed with great promise, are not working in practice. RFE/RL's complaints show that torture is still widely used by law enforcement agencies, especially the Interior Ministry, and often leads to the death or disability of detainees. #freedom #uzbekistan #tashkent #torture #IIB