Jaloluddin Mahmud regained consciousness

Tajik political prisoner Jaloluddin Mahmud has come out of a coma in the hospital’s intensive care unit.

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According to sources from Azda TV in the Tajikistan Ministry of Justice, on December 16, political prisoner Jaloluddin Mahmud, a member of the Supreme Presidium of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, fell into a coma due to a worsening illness. According to the source, his condition improved on the morning of December 17.

The source reported that Jaloluddin Mahmud was taken to the hospital in a coma and connected to a ventilator. On the morning of December 17, he regained consciousness and is expected to be transferred to a general ward on December 19, where he will stay for a few more days.

Meanwhile, relatives and close ones of this political prisoner say that Jaloluddin Mahmud was healthy until the evening of December 16, he did not complain of any illness, but on the night of December 17, his condition suddenly worsened, and he fell into a coma.

On the other hand, the brother of journalist Zavkibek Saidamini reported on social media that his brother’s health condition has also deteriorated in prison.

Sino Saidamini, brother of Zavkibek Saidamini, wrote on Facebook: “My brother Zavkibek intends to file a complaint with all authorities and prove his innocence. All his friends and acquaintances, please pray for my brother’s health, his condition has worsened, pray for his recovery and for him to achieve justice.”

On the morning of December 17, 2022, the health condition of Jaloluddin Mahmud and dozens of other prisoners suddenly worsened due to an outbreak of an epidemic in the prison. Prison administration staff showed negligence and did not provide timely first aid. When Jaloluddin Mahmud fell into a coma, he was hospitalized.