Событие Mukhammad Ulugkhojaev - Justice for Journalists

Mukhammad Ulugkhojaev

Affiliated media: Border force of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, Head of press service

Incident date: August 15, 2019

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: avesta.tj

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

Mukhammad Ulugkhojaev, the former press secretary for the Border Force of the State Committee for National Security, was sentenced to 15 years in prison under article 305 (treason) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan. He was accused of sharing classified information with international organisations.

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