Jamshidbek Atabekov
Additional Name(s): Jamshidbek Iboydullaevich Atabekov
Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 10, Koson, Qashqadaryo
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment + 16 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Arms Trafficking & Illicit Use of Weapons Banned Organization Drug Trafficking & Illicit Drug Use Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition
Jamshidbek Atabekov
Extra Bio Info:
Jamshidbek Iboydullaevich Atabekov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 30, 1998, the Jizzakh City Court convicted Atabekov of "illegal production, purchase, storage, and other activities with narcotic and psychotropic substances without purpose of sale (Art. 276 UCC).
On July 3, 1999, the Jizzakh Region Court sentenced Atabekov to 11 years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), "illegal possession of arms, ammunition, explosive substances, or explosive assemblies" (Art. 248 UCC), and "illegal production, purchase, storage, and other activities with narcotic and psychotropic substances without purpose of sale (Art. 276 UCC). Human rights defenders allege that his criminal case was fabricated.
On August 15, 2008, the Navoi Region Court sentenced Atabekov to 16 years and six months 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.
He is currently being held in CEP 10 in Koson, Qashqadaryo.