Sattor Karimov
Sattor Karimov joined the Islamic Revival movement in the 1970s. IRPT Presidium member
Died in prison
Charged under articles of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code, including article 187 part 1 and part 2, 189 part 3 paragraph “a”, 307, part 3, 131 part 3 paragraph “a”, 32 – 309 part 2 paragraph “b”, 199 part 4 paragraphs “a”, “b”, “c”, 104 part 2, 195, 32 part 3, 104 part 2, 179 part 3, 306, 313, 307 (1) part 1, 170
Karimov was arrested on September 16, 2015 by SCNS officers. Like other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, he was accused of involvement in the events of the mutiny allegedly organized by General Nazarzoda on September 4, 2015. On June 2, 2016, along with 13 other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, he was found guilty and sentenced to 26 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Additionally, he received a 5-year ban from holding certain positions and working in political parties. His sentence was calculated starting from September 16, 2015.
Vahdat’s Correctional Colony No. 3/2, Kirpichny
In early 2019, Karimov underwent hernia surgery. In March of that year, he was placed in a disciplinary isolation cell (solitary confinement) for refusing to make a recorded statement denouncing the IRPT. Karimov was killed during the May 2019 riot in Vahdat’s Correctional Colony No. 3/2. According to the official account of the Tajik authorities, the riot erupted at 20:30 on 19 May and was allegedly initiated by thirty inmates affiliated with the banned “Islamic State.” The rioters, armed with knives and sharp objects, reportedly took three officers hostage (later killing them) and then murdered five inmates, including by beheading. Among the five inmates killed were several IRPT members, including Sattor Karimov, Said Kiyomidin Gozi, and Sheikh Temur.
