Sentences have been announced for several natives of Badakhshan

The authorities of Tajikistan sentenced several natives of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region to long prison terms.

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According to Pamir Daily News, on August 5 of this year, Gulomali Abdurakhmonov, a 33-year-old son of the informal leader of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region Tolib Aymbekov, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the regional court.

The verdict against Gulomali was announced behind closed doors. He was found guilty on five counts of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan, including “murder” (the murder of General of the State National Security Committee Abdullo Nazarov in 2012), “hooliganism,” “illegal possession of weapons,” and “illegal trade in precious stones.”

Employees of the regional office of the State National Security Committee detained Gulomali and his younger brother Hasanali on July 23 of this year.

A week after their detention, the regional court found 25-year-old Hasanali Abdurakhmonov guilty of “hooliganism” and “illegal possession of weapons.” He was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment.

Both Gulomali and Hasanali denied the charges against them and stated that they did not commit these crimes.

Relatives of Hasanali Abdurakhmonov believe that his arrest and sentence are politically motivated and link them to the ongoing repression by the authorities of Tajikistan against ethnic Pamiris.

Currently, Tolib Aymbekov, two of his brothers, and three of his sons are under arrest.

It has been reported that a resident of the “Khleba” microdistrict in the city of Khorog, Khayrimamad Dustmamadov, was also sentenced to life imprisonment. The charges against him are currently unknown.

The court found Aslan Gulobov, a resident of the “Bizmich” microdistrict, guilty of murdering General of the Tajik special services Abdullo Nazarov in 2012 and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Pamir Daily News also reports that a resident of the “Khleba” microdistrict, Sobir Akbarshoev, was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was found guilty under Article 307, Part 2 (organization of an extremist community). Additionally, another resident of the “Bizmich” microdistrict, Azim Gulobov, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. The court found Azim Gulobov guilty of membership in a criminal organization and large-scale drug trafficking. Azim Gulobov himself rejected these accusations.

Azim Gulobov is the younger brother of Niyozsho Gulobov, who was arrested on June 12 as part of an operation against informal leaders of Badakhshan.

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On August 3, a trial began in the Dushanbe pre-trial detention center No. 1 regarding the high-profile case of General Kholbash Kholbashev and about 70 other individuals involved in the “Rushan case.” The authorities charged Kholbashev with eleven counts under the Criminal Code of Tajikistan.

The authorities of Tajikistan have not yet officially commented on the sentences given to the natives of Badakhshan for long prison terms.

Previously, Tajik authorities sentenced Muslim Sherzamonov, spiritual leader Muzaffar Davlatmirov, Amriddin Alovatshoev, Chorshanbe Chorshanbiyev, and other natives of GBAO to long prison terms.