Aydos Yesemuratov
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Date Detained: 5 August 2022
Current Status:
Imprisoned
Charges Indicted:
Article 244 part 3 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan — Mass disturbances (participation in mass riots)
Trial Details:
Yesemuratov was convicted in the Case of 39 participants in the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest, tried in Bukhara beginning on 6 February 2023. The proceedings concerned the July 2022 protests against constitutional amendments threatening Karakalpakstan’s autonomy. Authorities characterized the protests as riots, while observers consider the prosecutions politically motivated because they target protest participants. The verdict was issued on 17 March 2023, and later revised by the Supreme Court on 12 June 2023.
Prison Details:
Sentence reduced from 7 years to 5 years’ imprisonment.
Health Condition:
No publicly available information.
