Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Uzbekistan

Three Uzbeks On Trial For Religious Extremism

(RFE/RL)

August 11, 2006 -- The Tashkent-based Initiative Group of Independent Rights Defenders reports that three men went on trial today in the Uzbek capital on charges of belonging to the banned radical religious group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

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August 11, 2006

The group identifies the defendants as being Azat Pulatov (aged 55), Mirsabit Miryusupov (51), and Yori Baltiev (70).

All three are Tashkent residents and were arrested in February. They are also accused of plotting against Uzbekistan's constitutional order and national security.

The rights group says their trial adjourned and will resume on August 15.

On August 3, a Tashkent court sentenced 14 alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir members to between seven and 12 years in jail.

Rights campaigners have criticized Uzbek President Islam Karimov for cracking down on all forms of political and religious dissent through unfair trials.

(www.muslimuzbekistan.net)

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