This is reported by the Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan in its Telegram channel.

“The Prosecutor General’s Office is conducting a preliminary investigation in a criminal case initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the riots committed in the Republic of Karakalpakstan,” the report says.

Earlier, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said that during the protests in Nukus, 107 law enforcement officers were seriously injured.