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Another Son Of Jailed Tajik Businessman's Lawyer Imprisoned


Lawyer Ishoq Tabarov says that the charges against his sons are politically motivated.
Lawyer Ishoq Tabarov says that the charges against his sons are politically motivated.

DUSHANBE -- Another son of a Tajik lawyer, who is representing a prominent opposition figure, has been jailed.

A court in the western city of Vahdat on June 2 sentenced Daler Tabarov to six months in prison for failure to report an unspecified crime.

Tabarov's brother, Firuz Tabarov, was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison in February for promoting antistate propaganda.

Their father, lawyer Ishok Tabarov, told RFE/RL earlier that the charges against his sons were politically motivated.

Tabarov is a lawyer for opposition businessman Zayd Saidov, the leader of the unregistered New Tajikistan opposition party.

Saidov has been serving a 29-year prison term since 2013. He was found guilty of financial fraud, polygamy, and sexual relations with a minor.

Saidov and his supporters deny the charges, saying they are politically motivated.

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