A court in Moscow has issued a life sentence to Aleksandr Syomin for the 2018 molestation and murder of Huvaido Tillozoda, a 5-year-old ethnic Tajik girl, a case that caused a public outcry in Tajikistan. The court's decision on September 13 annulled an earlier 24-year sentence for Syomin, from the city of Serpukhov, some 100 kilometers south of Moscow. Tillozoda's family had appealed that earlier sentence, demanding a harsher penalty. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
Russian Gets Life In Prison In High-Profile Case Of Molestation, Murder Of Tajik Girl
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