The court in Dushanbe will hear the case of a Tajik opposition figure

The prosecutor’s office has sent the case of Tajik opposition figure, 44-year-old Nizomidin Nasriddinov, to the court of the Ismoili Somoni district in Dushanbe.

According to Radio Ozodi, Nasriddinov has been charged under part 2 of article 307 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan, and he faces imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years.

Nasriddinov’s relatives reported that the case was sent to court this week, and it is possible that the hearings will begin in the coming days. They stated that the case will be presided over by Judge Mirzo Odinzoda.

Opposition activist Nizomidin Nasriddinov was detained on January 8 while crossing the Lithuanian-Belarusian border at the request of the Tajik authorities.

After Nasriddinov’s detention, nine human rights organizations urged the Belarusian authorities not to extradite Nasriddinov to Tajikistan. However, the Belarusian authorities ignored the demands of the human rights organizations.

According to some sources, after his extradition, Nizomidin Nasriddinov was subjected to torture in the detention center of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan.

Several days ago, the wife and five children of the activist organized a picket on September 8 near the UN office in Bonn, Germany, calling on international organizations to assist in the release of the activist.

During the picket, they also called on Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to release Nizomidin Nasriddinov and return him to his family.

A number of international organizations, including the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights Watch, Freedom For Eurasia, and Freedom Now, in a joint statement, urged the Tajik authorities to drop all charges against political activist Nizomidin Nasriddinov and to release him immediately.

It is reported that since 2015, Nizomidin Nasriddinov had been living in Germany with his family, including five children. The German authorities granted him and his family political asylum.

He traveled to Belarus for business and was detained, later being extradited to Tajikistan.

Previously, Nasriddinov participated in OSCE meetings and identified himself as a member of the political movement “Group 24.”

However, since 2018, he has not been a member of “Group 24.” Recently, he had been engaged in car resale.