Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Dec.19 / Trend, D. Azizov /
A law 'On ratification of the Convention of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation against terrorism (Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009)' has come into force in Uzbekistan.
The law was adopted by the Uzbek parliament's lower house on Dec.1, while the Senate, parliament's upper house, approved it on Dec.6. President Islam Karimov signed the document.
Under the law published by the Uzbek official media outlets on Saturday, the National Security Service, Interior Ministry, Defence Ministry, Emergency Situations Ministry and State Customs Committee are responsible for executing the Convention in Uzbekistan.
The Convention sets out the rules on the protection of sovereignty, giving an exemplary list of domestic measures to prevent terrorism, defines the area to apply them and sets out the jurisdiction limits and procedures for legal aid.
The document also specifies the legal mechanism for delivery and transfer of sentenced persons reflecting the role of law enforcement agencies of one state - SCO member in the operative-search and investigative activities on the territory of another SCO member state.