Uzbekistan Fines Tashkent Resident for False Police Call Alleging Trump Kidnapped Maduro
The penalty was imposed under Uzbekistan’s law against deliberately false emergency calls.
Overview
- A Tashkent court ordered a fine of 1.23 million sum, about $100, equal to three base calculation units.
- According to court materials, the man phoned police while intoxicated claiming U.S. President Donald Trump had abducted Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.
- Police invited the caller to a nearby station to file a formal complaint, but he did not appear.
- In court, the defendant admitted guilt, said he was drunk, and stated he did not remember the substance or consequences of his call.
- RIA Novosti reported the ruling from court documents, which cite Article 199 on deliberately false calls, with recent events in Venezuela provided as context.