How are the cases related to the powers of the investigating judge?

The President signed the Law "On Amendments and Addenda to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aimed at Further Strengthening the Guarantees of Reliable Protection of the Rights and Freedoms of the Individual".

Amendments are being made to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which determine the powers of the investigating judge. In particular, the powers of the investigating judge include:

• Consideration of a petition for the application of a preventive measure in the form of arrest or house arrest;
  
• Consideration of a petition for the extension of the term of detention or house arrest;
  
• Consideration of a petition for the extension of the term of detention up to forty-eight hours;
  
• Consideration of a petition for the suspension of the validity of a passport (travel document);
  
• Consideration of a petition for the removal of the accused from office; consideration of a petition for placement of a person in a medical institution;
  
• consideration of a petition for extension of the period of stay of the accused in a medical institution;
  
• consideration of a petition for exhumation of a corpse;
  
• consideration of a petition for seizure of postal and telegraphic items;
  
• consideration of the prosecutor's petition for preliminary confirmation of the testimony of a witness and a victim (civil plaintiff);
  
• consideration of a petition for conducting a search;
  
• consideration of petitions for eavesdropping on conversations conducted through telephones and other telecommunications devices, obtaining information transmitted through them;
  
• consideration of a petition for seizure of property.
  

In addition, the procedure for consideration of cases included in the jurisdiction of the investigating judge is being determined.

In particular, if there are grounds for conducting a search, the prosecutor, investigator or inquiry officer shall issue a decision to file a petition for conducting a search and state the grounds for conducting it.

The prosecutor shall verify the validity of the petition and forward the decision to the court.

The petition for conducting a search shall be considered individually by the investigating judge of the district (city) court for criminal cases at the place of the inquiry or preliminary investigation. In the absence of a judge of this court or in the presence of circumstances precluding his participation in the consideration of the petition, it shall be considered by the investigating judge of another relevant court, upon the instruction of the chairman of the Karakalpakstan court, regional court, Tashkent city court.

The petition shall be considered in a closed court session no later than 8 hours from the moment of receipt of the materials.

The prosecutor, and if necessary, the investigator, inquiry officer shall participate in the court session. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”