On Friday, July 11, the Tashkent judicial authorities issued a decision regarding a case of spreading false information online. This was reported by Upl.uz.
In court, a 29-year-old resident of the capital, B. Sh.
participated. He is accused of creating a fake profile in the name of a famous gynecologist on the Telegram messenger and providing paid consultations.
According to the court case, the incident occurred in late June 2025. B.
Sh. created a fake account using the real name and photo of doctor D.
S. on Telegram.
Through this account, he introduced himself as a doctor to women, provided incorrect and false medical advice, and received money. During the trial, B.
Sh. fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse for his actions.
He requested the court to consider mitigating circumstances for his punishment. Doctor D.
S. also submitted a petition to the court, providing full information about the damage caused to him.
He stated that the accused spread false information in his name, gave advice unrelated to the field of gynecology, and received money in return. These actions seriously harmed his professional reputation.
D. S.
demanded strict measures within the law from the court. After reviewing all the evidence and listening to the testimonies of the parties, the court found B.
Sh. guilty.
His actions were assessed under part 1 of Article 202-2 of the Administrative Responsibility Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan — the clause on “Spreading false information.” As a penalty, he was fined 50 times the base calculation amount, which currently equals 18.7 million soums.
As the popularity of telemedicine and online consultations increases in Uzbekistan, cases of creating fake profiles of real doctors and deceiving patients are on the rise. According to law enforcement recommendations, it is necessary to obtain information from official clinic websites when verifying a specialist, as well as to confirm payments before transferring them to personal cards.
This helps protect patients from fraud.
