Additional Name(s): Mashrap Farkhodovich Rabiev
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment + 17 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: May/20/2003
Current Status: 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
Mashrap Rabiev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 20, 2003, a court in the Surkhandaryo region sentenced Rabiev to nine years for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
On August 15, 2008, the Navoi Region Court sentenced him to an additional 17 years for "organizing a criminal group" (Art. 242), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
On an unspecified date, Rabiev was reportedly released from prison after receiving amnesty.