Interrogations and detentions continue in Khorog

In Khorog, more than a dozen members of the “Commission 44” have been interrogated and detained.

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According to Pamir Daily News, an independent news portal actively covering recent events in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), among those detained are human rights defender Faromuz Irgashev, who ran in the 2020 presidential elections, as well as Muzaffar Muborakshoev, Manuchehr Kholiknazorov, and others.

The authorities have not yet commented on the reasons for the interrogations and detentions of the activists.

Radio Ozodi, citing its sources, reported that more than a dozen members of “Commission 44” were summoned to the prosecutor’s office on May 28 and “after interrogation regarding receiving money from abroad” were placed in a pre-trial detention center.

One member of “Commission 44,” speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that “about 13 people were detained, some of whom are members of the group investigating the November events, and it is unclear whether any cases have been initiated against them.”

“Previously, labor migrants from Badakhshan officially supported the activities of ‘Commission 44’ and the fair investigation of the November events. However, there was no financial assistance from foreign organizations or countries. Only migrants, natives of Badakhshan, provided help. People simply wanted to achieve justice, and ‘Commission 44’ was entrusted with this mission,” the source added.

“Commission 44” was formed in November 2021 during protests in Khorog following the murder of Gulbidin Ziyobekov. Their mediation ended a four-day protest action in Khorog.

According to some reports, the authorities intend to declare “Commission 44” illegal and imprison its members. Most of them are civil society activists.