Doc-1 Max case: Sardor Kariev's mother offers 75 billion UZS in damages, seeks son's release

Daryo.uz reports that Munira Karieva, the acting director of Jurabek Laboratories LLC and mother of Sardor Kariev, has made this request to the chairman of the Tashkent City Court for Criminal Cases and to the appellate authorities.

"In my capacity as the leader of Jurabek Laboratories LLC, I aim to use the company's economic capabilities to fulfill the moral damage payment ordered by the court, bringing some solace to the parents grieving the loss of their children due to the harmful medication, and potentially to alleviate my son Sardor Kariev's predicament," reads Munira Karieva’s application to the court.

Her statement underscored that there’s no possibility to immediately allocate the substantial amount from the accounts and property of Jurabek Laboratories LLC without affecting the company and the livelihoods of the more than 2,000 people it employs.

Currently, Jurabek Laboratories LLC leads the localization process of many pharmaceuticals previously imported at high prices. Taking into account the company’s central role in this process and the employees’ dependence, the court-specified moral damages cannot be withdrawn all at once in a manner that would impact the company’s core activities.

The appeal also mentioned that Mrs. Karieva does not have the moral right to separate the required funds in such a way that would adversely affect the company's primary operations and requested a three-year extension to pay the full amount.

"As a founder with the right to profits from Jurabek Laboratories LLC, I can only allocate these funds through dividends legally obtained from the company's operations. This process would take several years. Therefore, I aim to disburse the court-ordered moral damage payments over a period of three years, drawing from corporate profits without undermining the company's operations. In exchange, I hope for a compassionate application of the law towards my son Sardor Kariev, for the annulment of the 18-year prison sentence against him, the provision of leniency under Article 57 of the Criminal Code, and his ultimate release. I kindly ask for your help in achieving this goal," stated Munira Karieva.

A reminder: The final ruling in the "Doc-1 Max" case was delivered on February 26 this year; the medication led to the deaths of 68 children and caused disabilities in 16 others.