Abdimalik Khozhanazarov
Affiliated media: Newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde, Editor-in-chief
Incident date: March 17, 2023
Attack type:
- Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Gazeta.uz
Location: Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Additional information:
On March 17, the Criminal Court of Karakalpakstan handed down a judgment in which Abdimalik Khozhanazarov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde, was sentenced to five years of the restriction of freedom. He was found guilty under Part 3 of Article 244 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (organization of mass riots accompanied by violence against persons) and Paragraphs A and D of Part 3 of Article 244-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (preparation, storage, distribution or demonstration of materials containing threats to public security and public order, by prior conspiracy or group; using media or telecommunications networks as well as Internet). The court also ordered that Khozhanazarov, as one of the 39 defendants, be jointly liable for over UZS 6.5 billion for material damage. The journalist was released from custody in the courtroom.