Otabek Sattoriy - Justice for Journalists

Otabek Sattoriy

Affiliated media: Telegram and YouTube account Xalq Fikri (“The People’s Opinion”), Blogger

Incident date: February 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: ACCA.media

Location: Uzbekistan, Termez

Additional information:

The City Criminal Court of Termez found blogger Otabek Sattoriy guilty on Articles 40 (Libel), 41 (Insult) and 202-2 (Dissemination of false information) of the Code of Administrative Liability. He’s been fined 940 USD. The reason was the dissemination of false information in social networks, consisting of "insults and slander" against the employees of the Denau coal mine and the Termez zoo about the appropriation of property and "on the other illegal actions".

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