Press Center of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists (Uzbekistan) reports with references to sources in the republican Interior Ministry that a new colony for convicted civil servants was built in the Yunus-Abad district of Tashkent (Gvardeiskaya mahallja).

The new penitentiary facility is located in a three-story building for 150 inmates.

The Uzbek human rights community believes that the new facility was built to isolate former high-ranking civil servants, ensure their security, and prevent leaks of whatever may constitute state secrets.

International standards of imprisonment were followed in construction of the building. Construction is practically complete.

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Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists