Izzat Amon wants a review of his case

Inmate and defender of Tajik migrants’ rights Izzat Amon has appealed to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan to reconsider his case.

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As reported by Radio Ozodi, his son Mahmadjusuf Holov stated that he met with his father twice and that his father has submitted a statement to the Department for the Oversight of Correctional Institutions of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan. In his statement, he requests a reconsideration of the issue of compensation for resident of the Jaihun district, Jurabek Jobirov, in the amount of 232 somoni. “I spoke with my father, he believes that resolving this issue may influence the court’s decision,” said the human rights defender’s son.

Izzat Amon, head of the Tajik Center in Moscow, disappeared from Russia on March 25, but Tajik authorities later stated that Russia had deported the human rights defender. A criminal case had previously been opened against him in Tajikistan on charges of fraud, and he was detained immediately after landing at Dushanbe airport.

The detention of Izzat Amon in Tajikistan has sparked negative reactions from labor migrants, civil society activists, and social media users, with many calling for his release, but authorities stated that Izzat Amon was detained on fraud charges based on citizens’ complaints.