Turnazar Boymatov
Additional Name(s): Turnazar Mukhammadievich Boymatov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment + 16 Years, 3 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: March/27/2000
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
Turnazar Boymatov
Extra Bio Info:
Turnazar Boymatov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 27, 2000, a Surkhandaryo Region Court sentenced Boymatov to nine years in prison 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 reportedly sentenced him to another 16 years and three 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. According to human rights defenders and relatives, the court also applied Article 34 UCC to declare him a “recidivist” and thus lengthen his term of imprisonment.