Embassy of Uzbekistan in Russia. Photo: gazeta.ru
The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Russia has denied online claims that its staff were involved in the beating of a Moscow resident. The statement was published on the embassy’s official Telegram channel on September 3.
The incident in question took place on August 31 on Bolshaya Polyanka Street. A Muscovite named Roman was injured after a conflict with men sitting in a parked car and subsequently filed a police report.
“The vehicle and individuals shown in the photographs have no connection to the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Russian Federation. The diplomatic license plate belongs to another country’s mission,” the embassy said in its statement.
It remains unclear which diplomatic mission the car in the photos and videos belongs to.
Uzbek representatives stressed that any attempt to attribute responsibility to their embassy is unfounded and unacceptable. The mission urged the public and media outlets to refrain from spreading unverified information.
Earlier, several Telegram channels circulated reports alleging that embassy staff had beaten a man in Moscow. According to those accounts, the victim was walking his dog near the Uzbek Embassy when he noticed a car parked improperly. After he confronted the men inside, they allegedly threatened and then attacked him. The victim also claimed that “people from the embassy” later appeared at the police station where the attackers were being held.
