Salamat Seitmuratov

Affiliated media: Halyk TV, Founder

Incident date: March 20, 2024

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Asia Terra

Location: Uzbekistan, Nukus

Additional information:

On March 20, Salamat Seitmuratov, the creator of Halyk TV, was sentenced by the Nukus District Court to five years of imprisonment under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan — Paragraph C of Part 2 of Article 165 (extortion), Paragraph B of Part 2 of Article 168 (fraud), and Article 211 (bribery). The criminal case against Seitmuratov was the result of provocation by the authorities. The real reason for the prosecution of the blogger is related to publications on social topics.