The authorities in Uzbekistan have announced the issuance of an international arrest warrant through Interpol for Vladimir Dobrynin, the founder and head of the company Humans. His name has appeared on the list of red notices due to accusations of organizing and conducting gambling and other risky games, as well as money laundering.
In May 2025, the Singaporean company Humans Mobile Ltd, which is the founder of Humans in Uzbekistan, filed a lawsuit with the ICSID at the World Bank against the government of Uzbekistan. They accused Uzbek state bodies, including the Central Bank and Uzbektelkom, of systematically harming their business and violating the bilateral investment protection agreement with Singapore.
In July of the same year, the Yakkasaray District Court of Tashkent sanctioned the arrest of Behzod Botirov, the former CEO of the payment organization UPay (part of the Humans group), under paragraphs a and b of part 2 of Article 278 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan, which pertains to the illegal organization or conduct of gambling and other risk-based games.