Otabek Irgashev
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/1/2015
Date of Sentencing: September//2015
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Otabek Irgashev
Extra Bio Info:
Otabek Irgashev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 1, 2015, officers arrested Irgashev and his father in Bukhara, charging them first with administrative offenses and then later with extremism-related offenses. Irgashev's mother, Zumrat Irgashev, reports that both Irgashev and his father were subjected to severe torture in custody between April and September 2015, during their trial period. Security services officers allegedly attempted to coerce them into signing false confessions of financing terrorism.
In September 2015, a Tashkent Court sentenced Irgashev to 11 years, his father to 15 years, and his brother to 12 years in prison on unspecified charges. According to Zumrat, all three were subjected to torture during pre-trial detention.
In September 2022, it was reported that Irgashev had been released.
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