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DOI: Legal Policy of Uzbekistan On Countering Cybercrime: Current Challenges and Strategic Priorities
Abstract
This article examines the legal policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan on countering cybercrime as of 9 September 2026. The aim of the study is to assess whether criminal law, criminal procedure, institutional coordination and financial regulation form a coherent cycle of crime prevention, interruption of suspicious transactions, preservation of electronic evidence, investigation and compensation for harm. Applying doctrinal and systemic-structural methods, the study analyses legislation on cybersecurity, personal data, payment systems and digital evidence, presidential acts adopted in 2023–2026 and relevant international standards. It is established that the national model has moved beyond a predominantly technical model of information-system protection towards an interagency framework for preventing cybercrime. At the same time, risks persist in the form of overlapping mandates, fragmented rulemaking, insufficiently regulated expedited preservation of electronic data, uncertainty as to the conditions of liability of digital intermediaries, and incomplete safeguards for individual rights where technologically intrusive measures are applied. The article substantiates proposals for a coordinated legislative package, procedural mechanisms for the rapid preservation of data and the temporary suspension of transactions, differentiated liability for intermediaries and money mules, victim-centred remedies, measurable performance indicators and the alignment of national law with the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.
Keywords
Cybercrime, cybersecurity, legal policy
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