Vohidkhon Kosidinov
Vokhidkhon Kosiddinov has been an IRPT member since 1989. From 1999 to 2001, he headed the party’s branch in the Isfara district. Between 2001 and 2003, he served as Deputy Secretary General of the IRPT. From 2003 to 2006, Vokhidkhon Kosiddinov held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Party. From 2008 to 2014, he served as Head of the IRPT Administration, and since 2014, as Head of the Party’s Election Headquarters. He is also a member of the IRPT Supreme Political Council and its Presidium.
Serves a 20-year term
Charged under the article 187 part 2 (Participation in a criminal association), 189 part 3 paragraph “a” (incitement of social, racial, national, regional, religious (confessional) enmity or discord committed by an organized group), 195 Part 3, 307 (1) part 2 (Public calls for extremist activities and public justification of extremism committed through the use of mass media or the Internet) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan.
On June 2, 2016, Kosiddinov, along with 13 other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, was found guilty and sentenced to 20 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.
“Kirpichny” maximum-security correctional colony YAS 3/1 in Vahdat
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