'Genocide - other punishable acts' in document 'Uzbekistan - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

SECTION TWO. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY

CHAPTER 8. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY

Article 156. Incitement of Ethnic, Racial or Religious Hatred

Intentional acts, humiliating ethnic honor and dignity and insulting religious or atheistic feelings of individuals, carried out with the purpose of incitement of hatred, intolerance, or division on national, ethnic, racial, or religious basis, as well as explicit or implicit setting limitation of rights or preferences on the basis of national, racial, or ethnic origin, or religious beliefs –
shall be punished with imprisonment up to five years.

The same actions committed:
a) in a way dangerous to lives of other persons;
b) with infliction of serious bodily injuries;
c) with forced eviction of individuals from the places of their permanent residence;
d) by an authorized official;
e) by previous concert or by a group of individuals Ð
shall be punished with imprisonment from five to ten years.