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Another native of GBAO behind bars

The court sentenced a native of the Roshtkala district to a lengthy term. Photo: Internet As reported by journalist Anora Sarkorova, in Dushanbe, Ruslan Lashkarbekov, a native of GBAO, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The court found 33-year-old Ruslan Lashkarbekov guilty under Article 182 Part 2 (“capture of buildings, structures, means of communication […]

The court sentenced a native of the Roshtkala district to a lengthy term.

Photo: Internet

As reported by journalist Anora Sarkorova, in Dushanbe, Ruslan Lashkarbekov, a native of GBAO, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The court found 33-year-old Ruslan Lashkarbekov guilty under Article 182 Part 2 (“capture of buildings, structures, means of communication and connection”) and Article 35 Part 1 (“complicity in a crime”). It is unknown how he and his relatives reacted to the verdict. It is also unclear where the trial took place.

Ruslan Lashkarbekov was detained by Russian law enforcement agencies on August 2 in Moscow. On August 4, he was extradited to Tajikistan and placed in a pre-trial detention center in Dushanbe. None of his relatives were notified about either the extradition to Dushanbe or the charges brought against him. The investigation and trial were conducted in a closed manner, without the participation of a lawyer.

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