MODERN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CERTAIN ISSUES OF IMPROVING THE INSTITUTION OF PLEA BARGAINING
In recent years, a number of legislative acts have been adopted in our country aimed at ensuring reliable protection of individual rights and freedoms, respect for personal honor and dignity, expanding the application of the adversarial principle at all stages of legal proceedings, as well as the implementation of international standards and advanced foreign experience in this field. In the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Measures for Further Strengthening the Guarantees of Protection of Individual Rights and Freedoms in Judicial and Investigative Activities” dated August 10, 2020, and based on proposals from the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Service, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Human Rights Center, amendments were made to the criminal procedure legislation regarding the concept of admission of guilt. The task was set to introduce the institution of plea agreements.