The Supreme Court will review the case of Izzat Amon

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan may reconsider the case of Izzat Amon. This was reported by “Asia-Plus” citing its sources.

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It is reported that the Supreme Court of Tajikistan reviewed the appeal of the lawyer and relatives of the convicted Tajik human rights defender Izzat Amon on November 16 and left the verdict of the first instance court unchanged. At the same time, the Supreme Court requested the defense to provide documentary evidence from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that no new cases had been initiated against Amon, and then the case could be reconsidered.

Experts believe that the requirement for such evidence is a rare practice. In their opinion, it is quite likely that the Supreme Court does not intend to reconsider the case of Izzat Amon, as the Ministry of Internal Affairs will surely find a pretext to accuse him again.

On October 19, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced Izzat Amon to nine years in prison.

Izzat Amon’s lawyer Saidburkhon Sharipov told the media that his client has a 100 percent chance of being pardoned, as he has compensated for all damages, but the court did not include him in the list of those to be amnestied.

“In delivering the verdict, the court violated the laws of the Republic of Tajikistan, including Article 49 of the Criminal Code and Article 5 of the Law ‘On Amnesty’. This verdict is illegal. When the law comes into force, the court must uphold justice. The law on amnesty should have been applied to my client,” said Saidburkhon Sharipov.

Sharipov noted that they do not agree with the court’s verdict and are appealing to higher authorities.

Before the verdict was delivered, Tajik human rights defenders and civil society activists hoped that Izzat Amon would be released under the law “On Amnesty,” but their hopes were not fulfilled.