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Jailed Uzbek Dissident's Daughter Being Harrassed By Police

Yusuf Juma in an undated photograph

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November 11, 2009

The daughter of jailed Uzbek dissident writer Yusuf Juma says police are visiting her home every day and night and interrogating her, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports.

Feruza Jumaeva told RFE/RL that in the last several days police have visited her house -- sometimes in the middle of the night -- to ask her questions about her passport and intentions she might have to travel to the United States.

Jumaeva said she does not plan to leave Uzbekistan and believes the police actions are designed to keep her from visiting her father in jail.

Juma, 50, was arrested along with one of his sons in December after staging a two-man protest against the reelection of President Islam Karimov.

He was found guilty in April of organizing an illegal gathering and sentenced to five years in jail.

Juma is serving his jail term in Uzbekistan's notorious Jaslyk prison.

His daughter last visited him in October.

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by: anonymous from: United States

November 21, 2009 13:05

It's a global problem and corruption is everywhere. I feel sorry for these poor people.
Just too sad.
I'm having the same problem here where I live in the United States.
Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com is an excellent place to get the latest and detailed information on police and government cooruption world-wide, and maybe even adding this sad story, who knows.
Where I live in the United States is on Indian land and I'm starting to have more serious problems than I have had in the past. People here are trying to get their relative Indian police officers to regularly visit me for anything I do. I was going to town yesterday early in the morning and stopped turning my lights off for about 2 to 3 minutes for other reasons,returned home. Here come the tribal police. Two trucks of them. They said it was serious. I thought it was silly. The Indian neibors complained saying I had my lights off in the road yet they see me every day and night and this is where there has never been any crime. People are so corrupt on Indian land and in the United States because the United States is allowing Indian gangs and gang Indian governments to influence their relative cops. Plus the United States is giving them county jurisdiction while serving Indian governments in Indian vehicles at the same time. I can't seem anyone to tell me where the seperation of authority stands. Are they serving Indians or the United States. I am a tribal member and I hate it. This is a gang mob ruled government. These Indian governments are also taking over our State House Representative position whom most have tribal affiliations and memberships and mostly reflect Indian governments view, a state in the United States happens to be about the size of a European country.
Best wish's to these poor people. I hope somebody helps them soon. Because they could die. Good Luck.