Otkirbek Sobirov
Social media user; active in a Telegram group focused on local gas issues (reported as “Kokand methane gas”).
Imprisoned, serving a custodial sentence handed down 16 May 2023 (2 years 3 months).
Article 158 part 3 (“insulting the president online”)
Article 159 part 1 (attacks/threats against the constitutional order)
Article 244 part 2(b) (distribution of materials deemed to threaten public safety/order)
Convicted by a court in Fergana (reported as a Fergana court / Fergana District Criminal Court). Reporting describes reliance on a state linguistic examination of Telegram audio/messages, interpreting his posts as calls for demonstrations and removal of the president amid gas/electricity shortages. He also issued an apology video after the posts spread.
Sentenced to serve time in a general prison colony (general-regime type facility). The exact colony number/location is not publicly confirmed in the cited sources.
No credible public reporting (from the cited monitors) describing a specific medical condition or treatment needs.
