Constitution

parties or movements, nor hold any other paid posts.
Before the completion of his term of office, a judge may be
removed from his post only on grounds specified by law.
Article 113. Legal proceedings in all courts shall be open to
the public. Hearings in camera shall be only allowed in cases prescribed
by law.
Article 114. All court verdicts shall be binding on state
bodies, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations,
officials and citizens.
Article 115. All legal proceedings in the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be conducted in Uzbek, Karakalpak, or in the language
spoken by the majority of the people in the locality. Any person
participating in court proceedings who does not know the language in
which they are being conducted, shall have the following right to be
fully acquainted with the materials in the case, to have the services
of an interpreter during the proceedings, and to address the court in
his native language.
Article 116. Any defendant shall have the right to defence.
The right to legal assistance shall be guaranteed at any stage
of the investigation and judicial proceedings. Legal assistance to
citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations shall begiven by
the College of Barristers. Organization and procedure of the College
of Barristers shall be specified by law.
Chapter 23. Electoral system
Article 117. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan are
guaranteed the equal right to vote. Every citizen shall have only one
vote. Any citizen shall be eligible for election to public office.
The President and representative bodies of authority in the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected on the basis of universal,
equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. All citizens of the
Republic of Uzbekistan under the age of 18 shall be eligible to vote.
Citizens who have been legally certified as insane, as well as persons
in prison may neither vote nor be eligible for election. Any other
direct or indirect infringement on the citizens' voting rights is

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inadmissible.
A citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan may not simultaneously
be elected to more than two representative bodies.
The electoral procedure shall be specified by law.
Chapter 24. Procurator's office
Article 118. The Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and the procurator subordinate to him shall supervise the
strict and uniform observance of the laws on the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 119. The.Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall direct the centralized system of agencies of the
procurator's office.
The Procurator of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be
appointed by the highest representative body of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan and subject to confirmation by the Procurator-General
of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The procurators of regions, districts, cities and towns shall
be appointed by the Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The term of office shall be 5 years for the Procurator-General
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Procurator of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan and procurators of regions, districts, cities and
towns.
Article 120. The agencies of the Procurator's Office of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall exercise their powers independently of any
state bodies, public associations and officials, and shall be subject
solely to the law.
While in office procurators shall suspend their membership in
political parties and any other public associations pursuing political
goals.
Organization, powers and procedure for the agencies of the
Procurator's Office shall be specified by law.
Article 121. On the territory o! the Republic of Uzbekistan it
is prohibited to set up and run any private, cooperative or other
non-governmental agencies or their branches, independently conducting
any operational work, investigations, inquiries or any other functions
connected with combatting crime.
The law-enforcement agencies may enlist the assistance of
public associations and citizens to safeguard law and order, as well as
the rights and freedoms of citizens.
Chapter 25. Finance and crediting
Article 122. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have independent
financial, monetary and credit systems.
The state budget of Uzbekistan shall consist of the national
budget, the budget of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local budgets.
Article 123 The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have a single
taxation system. The right to determine taxes shall belong to the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 124. The banking system of the Republic of uzbekistan
shall be directed by the Central Bank of the Republic.
Chapter 26. Defence and security
Article 125. The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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shall be formed to defend the state severeignty and territorial
integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the peaceful life
and security of its citizens.
The structure and organization of the Armed Forces shall be
specified by law.
Article 126. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall maintain the
Armed Forces to ensure its security at a level of reasonable
sufficiency.
Part six. Procedure for amending the constitution
Article 127. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be amended by laws, passed by at least 2/3 of the deputies of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic.
Article 128. The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of uzbekistan may
pass a law altering or amending the Constitution within six months of
submission of the relevant proposal, with due regard for its
nation-wide discussion. Should the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan reject an amendment to the Constitution, a repeated proposal
may not be submitted for one year.