Avazmad Gurbatov (Abdullo Gurbati)
Affiliated media: Independent blogger
Incident date: August 17, 2022
Attack type:
- Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Radio Ozodi
Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Additional information:
The criminal case against Avazmad Gurbatov was sent to court. He is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan — insulting a government official (Part 1 of Article 330), the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 328), and participation in the activities of banned organizations (Paragraph 3 of Part 2 of Article 307). The first two charges carry a fine, while the charge of membership in a banned organization — from five to eight years in prison.