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Sukhrobi Zafar is in the “Brick” prison?
The leader of the political movement “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, is in one of the colonies in the city of Dushanbe. This was reported on his Facebook page by journalist and leader of the “Vatandor” party, Dododjon Atovulloev. Atovulloev writes that the leader of “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, has been held in the GKNB detention […]
The leader of the political movement “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, is in one of the colonies in the city of Dushanbe. This was reported on his Facebook page by journalist and leader of the “Vatandor” party, Dododjon Atovulloev.
Atovulloev writes that the leader of “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, has been held in the GKNB detention center – in a prison known as “Brick” or “Brick Zone” – after being abducted from Turkey. One of his relatives, who met with Sukhrabi, reported that he is doing “well.”
The authorities of Tajikistan have not yet confirmed or denied the fact of Sukhrabi Zafar’s detention. “Group 24” has also not commented on this report yet.
Earlier, the news portal “Bomdod,” citing sources close to the security forces of Tajikistan, reported that the leader of the political movement “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, and one or two of his supporters were transported from Istanbul to Dushanbe on March 15, 2024, on a Somon Air flight.
The political movement “Group 24” stated in a release on March 20 that it cannot confirm or deny information about the extradition of the movement’s leader Sukhrabi Zafar and the organization’s representative in Turkey, Nasimjon Sharifov, as “Group 24” has been unable to obtain any reliable information from official sources. However, they have reason to believe that a deal may have taken place between the Turkish and Tajik authorities.
The leader of the political movement “Group 24,” Sukhrabi Zafar, went missing on the morning of March 10 of this year, and his phone is also turned off. Activist and member of “Group 24,” Nasimjon Sharifov, also went missing on February 23, 2024. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Both went missing in Turkey – a country where the founder and leader of “Group 24,” Umarali Kuvvatov, was killed in 2015.
To find Sukhrabi Zafar and Nasimjon Sharifov, activists and members of the political movement “Group 24” organized protests in front of the consulates and embassies of Turkey in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and France.
