Fayoz Bakhtiyorov

Affiliated media: TV channel UzReport, Cameraman

Incident date: January 13, 2021

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Repost.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Two men attacked UzReport cameraman Fayoz Bakhtiyorov when he was filming the car accident's consequences and damaged his camera. The incident was heard on January 15 in court. The verdict was in favour of the attackers and not the cameraman. According to the TV channel’s lawyer, the law enforcement officers who witnessed the incident were trying to cover up the attack. The TV staff challenged the verdict in the cassation appeal and filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office.