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ABSTRACT
In this article, the reforms carried out in the Republic of Uzbekistan to increase the efficiency of internal affairs bodies,
to reliably protect public order, rights, freedoms and legal interests of citizens have been researched based on
historical sources and normative- legal documents.
KEYWORDS
history, statehood, society, internal affairs div, Ministry of Internal Affairs, reform, law, decree, decision, abuse,
crime.
INTRODUCTION
In the development of the Uzbek people and
statehood which has a history of several thousand
years, ensuring security and sustainable development
has always been a priority. Historical sources indicate
that in ancient times in our country, besides the military
warriors, “sokchi”, “korovul”, “chokar”, “shikhna”,
“yasovul”, “kokaldosh”, “mukhtasib”, “postonbashi”,
“sarbaroz”, “mirshabboshi” and “mirshab” were
responsible for guarding palaces and other structures
of the ruler's residence, maintaining peace and public
order in towns and cities, ensuring the safety of the
population and fighting against crime, identifying and
punishing the guilty, and these responsibilities laid
base for forming today's internal affairs bodies,in turn
this also shows that internal affairs bodies has
historical roots I connection with our statehood.
Even during the former USSR, the activities of the
internal affairs bodies were focused on the
establishment of the Soviet system in the territory and
further strengthening its ideas, along with public
security and fight against crime. They tried to fulfill the
tasks in this regard from the center on time and
faultless.
Thanks to independence, internal affairs bodies
became the protector and helper of our people, a
Research Article
REFORMS IMPLEMENTED IN UZBEKISTAN TO TURN THE BODIES OF
INTERNAL AFFAIRS INTO A POPULAR, PROFESSIONAL STRUCTURE
Submission Date:
June 20, 2023,
Accepted Date:
June 25, 2023,
Published Date:
June 30, 2023
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ijhps/Volume03Issue06-12
Abdullaev Ikhtiyor
An Independent Researcher At The Institute Of History Of The Academy Of Sciences Of The Republic Of
Uzbekistan
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reliable guarantee of peace and tranquility , public
order and the safety of citizens in our country. Studying
the activity and history of the internal affairs bodies of
the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2016 by dividing into
two periods is accepted by most researchers.
- Initial changes in internal affairs bodies (1991-1998);
- Improvement of internal affairs bodies (1999-2016)
In the first stage, the initial changes that aimed at
improving the material and technical condition of the
internal affairs bodies during the period of
independence and the introduction of the national
training system of qualified personnel were carried
out.
In the second step, Based on the decision of Ministers
of Republic of Uzbekistan in April 12, 1999 “On the
concept of maintaining public order and ensuring
security in the city of Tashkent”, it is required to
maintain peace and tranquility in the Republic,
preserve our independence, and ensure public order
and security 1 Reforms based on this concept were
implemented aimed at forming a new system that
ensures public order and security in society.
In our country, under the leadership of President Sh.M.
Mirziyoyev, large- scale practical work that aimed at
increasing the efficiency of the internal affairs bodies,
raising it to a completely new modern level, and
strengthening the cooperation of the sector
employees with the population is being carried out.
The purpose of this is to turn the internal affairs bodies
into a socially oriented, professional, people- oriented
structure that provides timely and high- quality service
to the population, and each of its employees considers
serving the people as their duty.
President Sh.M.Mirziyoyev, at the 8th session of the
Liberal- Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, held on
October 19, 2016, pointed out that “the people should
not serve the state bodies, but the state bodies should
s
erve the people” [2]
A comprehensive legal system was created in the
republic to protect the rights, freedom and legal
interests of citizens, to maintain public order, to ensure
the safety of individuals, society and the state, to
prevent crimes, in which internal affairs bodies play an
important role.
During the last period, extensive work was carried out
on the improvement of the internal affairs bodies. In
particular, they worked on the development and
strengthening of the lower level of the internal affairs
bodies, which is organized to ensure the public order in
neighborhoods, to ensure the safety of citizens, to
fight crime and its prevention .
First of all, a number of regulatory-legal documents
have been adopted to regulate internal affairs bodies
career. Among them, the Law of the Republic of
Uzbekistan “On Internal Affairs Bodies” was adopted
on September 16, 2016, and the main tasks of the
internal affairs bodies, the main directions of their
activities, cooperation with other bodies and
organizations, rights and obligations, the procedure
and conditions of service and the legal and social
protection of employees were defined by the law[3]
Additionally, 50 laws, 17 decrees and 3 orders of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan directly affect
the work of internal affairs bodies during this short
period of time in order to fundamentally increase the
efficiency of the internal affairs bodies in Uzbekistan,
to reliably protect public order, the rights, freedoms
and legitimate interests of citizens. , 85 decisions and
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140 decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers were
adopted.
As a result of the implemented reforms, internal affairs
bodies 85 percent of employees’ positions were
lowered and brought closer to the people. A
prevention inspector was assigned to each
neighborhood, 6,687 of them were provided with
service houses, and 7,435 were given preferential loans
to purchase a personal car.
During this period, as a result of the reform of the
infrastructure of the base points of internal affairs
bodies, their number was increased from 3,819 to
5,997, and they were provided with 2,937 modern
tablets [4].
Today, every preventive inspector has become the
deputy of the head of the neighborhood in terms of
law and order, and their authority related to ensuring
security has expanded.
Advanced
information
and
communication
technologies,
including
tablets
for
recording
administrative
violations,
div
cameras,
and
computers connected to the Internet were introduced
to the field. The “Smart neighborhood” program
was
created for the immediate prevention of crimes, the
practice of holding court hearings online was launched.
It is reasonable to say that the activity of today’s
prevention inspectors has been formed as a system
that works day and night with the daily problems and
daily needs of the population.
In addition, there is an Inspector of Women’s Affairs,
who provides close support in working on family and
women's issues. an inspector- psychologist and
inspectors on minor issues are also working.
Every manager and employee's perspective on fighting
crime has changed radically. Their main task is not to
focus on numbers or percentage, but to reliably
protect the property and health of the people. Based
on the positive experience recognized by the
international community in keeping crime statistics,
the crime index was calculated per 100,000 population.
In order to objectively analyze the criminal situation,
to avoid concealing crimes, the system of evaluating
crimes detected by employees started being regarded
as a positive result.
Today, in all regions, crimes are analyzed across
sectors, the situation is evaluated based on the
creation of safe conditions in the neighborhood, and
such an approach creates a basis for dealing with the
criminal case positively.
Previously, the share of neighborhoods that became
crime- free did not exceed 13 percent, but today their
number is more than 45 thousand.
During this period, the number of crimes per 100,000
inhabitants decreased by almost 1.5 times - from 229 to
182 [5]. According to this indicator, Uzbekistan is the
safest country in the CIS.
Due to this important step in the implementation of
personnel policy in internal affairs bodies, the field of
working with cadres was transformed. 14 academic
lyceums, a specialized boarding school in Tashkent,
and a “School of Temurbeks” were inauguratedin each
region in order to educate the new generation in the
spirit of loyalty to the Motherland. In order to improve
professional knowledge and practical skills of
employees, a new continuous education- career
system was put into practice.
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It should be said that the experiences of advanced
foreign countries are of importance in increasing the
efficiency of the internal affairs bodies.
In particular, relying on the positive experience of
countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, and Germany, 41
internal affairs units were established at the expense
of the local budget as a kind of municipal police.
Departments specializing in tourism, probation, cyber
security, which are fully functioning in many foreign
countries, have been established.
Cooperation with international organizations such as
Interpol and Europol and with the police of 78
countries has been strengthened. The results of the
security reforms implemented in our country are
positively evaluated by the international community.
In particular, in 2018, in the Global Law and Order
report conducted by Gallup, one of the leading US
public opinion research organizations, among the
citizens of 142 countries, Uzbekistan took the fifth
place
with 91 points in the rating of “World’s safest
countries for travel” [6].
It should be separately mentioned that in 2019,
Uzbekistan was listed in the fourth place[7] in this
rating, which also indicates that the internal affairs
bodies have established the practice of providing
public services conveniently and without excessive
wandering.
Also, according to the data provided by the
international non-
governmental agency “The World
Justice Project” for 2021, Uzbekistan ranked 16th out of
139 countries in the world, 4th among 27 countries in
Asia, and 1st in Central Asia according
to the “Order
and Security” indicator. 8]. This is also a sign that safe
conditions have been created in our country.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, it should be noted that during the
reforms implemented in the system, special attention
was paid to creating modern look of the employees of
the
internal
affairs
bodies,
increasing
their
responsibility and professional competence.
In this regard, with the initiative of the head of our
state, a system was created to educate the young
generation in the spirit of patriotism and obedience to
the law from childhood to serve in the internal affairs
bodies.
In turn, actions are being taken to create decent
service conditions for employees, provide them with
the most modern equipment and weapons, and to
ensure reliable social protection for them and their
family members.
In a word, today's internal affairs bodies are a public
service oriented to please our people, every employee
honestly approaches his profession, and serves our
country and the people with loyalty.
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