Court upheld the sentence for the journalist

The trial of Tajik journalist and blogger Daleri Imomali took place in the pre-trial detention center in Dushanbe.

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According to Asia-Plus, on December 2, 2022, the Dushanbe City Court reviewed the cassation appeal of the well-known blogger Daleri Imomali. The process took place once again in the pre-trial detention center in Dushanbe.

It is reported that the Dushanbe City Court upheld the verdict of the capital’s Shakhrinav district court from October 17 of this year. The blogger’s lawyer Sa’dullo Kayumzoda stated that they intend to appeal the court’s decision to a higher instance.

Earlier, it was reported that the convicted journalist Daleri Imomali sent a letter to President Emomali Rahmon, denying all accusations. According to the convicted journalist, “the course of the investigation and the trial consisted of a large amount of lies, slander, and ambiguity.”

He stated that the main evidence against him is his correspondence in a messenger with one of the bloggers and activists, which consisted of only 10 sentences. Daleri writes that until the moment of his detention, he did not know that the person was part of the banned movement “Group 24.” There were no signs of this on his social media page, and he was not informed about it during the correspondence. In the correspondence itself, there was nothing illegal, Daleri writes.

It is reported that the judicial authorities conducted both processes in the pre-trial detention center behind closed doors and did not allow the journalist’s relatives to participate in the court.

Earlier, on October 17, 2022, the well-known journalist and blogger Daleri Imomali was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The verdict for the journalist was announced on the evening of October 17 in the Dushanbe pre-trial detention center.