Otabek Akhliddinov
Affiliated media: Blogger
Incident date: December 5, 2023
Attack type:
- Court trial
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Ozodlik.org
Location: Uzbekistan, Andijan
Additional information:
On December 5, following the prosecutor’s protest, the appeal instance of the Andijan Regional Criminal Court toughened the punishment of blogger Otabek Akhliddinov. The court cancelled the previous decision and sentenced him to 7 years and 1 month of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold materially responsible positions in state bodies and to engage in blogging activities for 3 years. In November, the court sentenced him to 5 years and 1 month of prison. The defendant’s lawyer said that the court of first instance did not check his arguments, did not assess the testimony of witnesses and material evidence. Otabek Akhliddinov has six children and is a member of the human rights organisation Ezgulik.