Adilbek Sariev
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Imprisoned
Article 244 part 3 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan — Mass disturbances (participation in mass riots)
Sariev was prosecuted in the Case of 39 participants in the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest, whose trial began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023. The proceedings concerned the July 2022 protests triggered by proposed constitutional amendments threatening Karakalpakstan’s autonomous status. Authorities treated the demonstrations as riots and prosecuted participants under criminal law. Observers consider the prosecutions politically motivated because they target individuals who participated in protests against constitutional reforms. The verdict was delivered on 17 March 2023, and later partially revised by the Supreme Court on 12 June 2023.
Sariev was initially sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment, later reduced to 6 years on appeal.
Sariev was initially sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment, later reduced to 6 years on appeal.
