Additional Name(s): Abror Abduganievich Akhmedov

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment + 18 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: January/23/2003

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition

Abror Akhmedov

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Abror Akhmedov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 23, 2003, the Qashqadaryo Region Court sentenced Akhmedov to seven years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.

On September 17, 2008, the Navoi Region Court resentenced Akhmedov to 18 years in prison for "organizing a criminal group" (Art. 242 UCC), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC, despite no evidence of involvement in criminal activity prior to his 2003 arrest or while in prison. The court invoked Article 34 to declare him a “recidivist” and lengthen his sentence.

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