Former Main Internal Affairs Directorate officer who struck and killed a two-year-old child has been released on parole and has not paid the family full compensation. Video

Former Main Department of Internal Affairs officer who fatally struck a two-year-old child released on parole without paying full compensation to the family. Video

The driver who struck a woman and her two-year-old son at a pedestrian crossing in 2020 spent a year in a penal settlement and was subsequently released on parole. The child died from his injuries, while his mother is still unable to obtain full payment of the court-ordered compensation: of the 200 million sums, she has received only 50 million. The woman recorded a video appeal to Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration, asking for help in receiving the remaining 150 million sums.

The road accident occurred on August 24, 2020, at around 01:10 AM on Yunusota Street in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent. According to law enforcement agencies, the 31-year-old driver of a Chevrolet Cobalt, a former officer of the Tashkent Main Department of Internal Affairs, struck the child who was crossing the road with his mother at an unregulated pedestrian crossing. As a result, the two-year-old boy sustained severe injuries and was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

The preliminary cause of the accident was reported to be the driver's state of alcohol intoxication, which was confirmed by a medical examination. Following the accident, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Article 266 of the Criminal Code — "Violation of traffic safety rules or operation of vehicles."

According to the deceased boy's mother, the perpetrator of the accident was sentenced to five and a half years in a penal settlement, but was released on parole approximately a year later.

Several years after the tragedy, the mother of the deceased child continues to seek the compensation payment. In her video appeal, the woman recounted that after the impact, her son suffered severe brain injuries. Doctors performed a five-hour surgery at the hospital, but the boy fell into a coma and died the next day. The woman herself was thrown to the other side of the street by the force of the hit.

Following the death of her son, she filed a court claim for moral damages. On May 3, 2021, the court ruled in her favor and ordered the perpetrator of the accident to pay 200 million sums. However, according to the woman, over the past years she has received only 50 million. The remaining 150 million sums have still not been paid.

Enforcement proceedings are being handled by the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement of the Kibray district. As the child's mother claims, the proceedings have already been terminated twice, as no property was found registered to the debtor, and he is not officially employed anywhere. Because of this, the court decision remains only partially fulfilled.

The woman also shared that she tried to resolve the issue through various state bodies. She appealed to the Presidential Administration and the Prosecutor General's Office, and also attended receptions with the Human Rights Ombudsman three times. However, according to her, these appeals did not help recover the remaining amount.

Now, the mother of the deceased child is asking Saida Mirziyoyeva to help investigate why the court decision is not being fully enforced and to ensure the payment of the remaining 150 million sums.

"My child cannot be brought back. No one will ever replace my son. Losing a child is horror, it is hell on earth. But I want justice to prevail, I want the court decision to be executed, and the balance of the amount, 150 million, to be paid," the woman stated.

At the time of publication of this material, no official comments on the situation had been received.