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“The court, in determining the type and amount of punishment for Defendant Astanov, in accordance with the principles of humanity and justice .. considering his difficult family situation as a mitigating circumstance .. recognises that there are no aggravating circumstances in his actions,” Judge Kholov added. Judge Kholov concluded: “The cou
Prison officers alleged that Astanov “systematically violated the order of serving his sentence and was sentenced to 6 days in a disciplinary unit based on the decision of the head of Prison No. 1 dated 13 February 2024, and 16 days in solitary confinement based on the decision of the head of the prison dated 15 August 2024,” according to the s
Abduvokhidov’s father said his son “could not tell me the exact details of the hearing, the name of the Court or Judge since he was depressed and did not pay attention to the details”. Abduvokhidov was “just shocked” that, having been given an extra ten-year sentence in March, he was being prosecuted again (see below). Forum 18 has been u
Courts have handed two more Muslim prisoners of conscience already jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief further jail terms. As the five-year jail term handed to Tulkun Astanov in 2020 neared completion, prison officers brought a new criminal case. They claimed he had disobeyed orders by refusing to go to morning exercises. On 5 May,