Rustam Dosymbetov
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Date Detained: 7 July 2022
Current Status:
Imprisoned
Charges Indicted:
Article 244 part 3 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan — Mass disturbances (participation in mass riots)
Trial Details:
Dosymbetov was convicted in the Case of 39 participants in the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest, whose trial began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023. The case relates to the July 2022 protests over proposed constitutional reforms affecting Karakalpakstan’s autonomy. Authorities treated the demonstrations as riots, while critics view the prosecutions as politically motivated because they target protest participants. The verdict was issued on 17 March 2023, and several sentences were later reduced by the Supreme Court on 12 June 2023.
Prison Details:
Sentence reduced from 8 years to 6 years’ imprisonment.
Health Condition:
No publicly available information.
