Wednesday, 24 May 2006

UZBEK COURT RELEASES OPPOSITION LEADER FOR PAYMENT

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By empty (5/24/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Nodira Hidoyatova, a businesswoman and the coordinator of the Uzbek opposition movement Sunshine Coalition, was released from jail in Tashkent on May 23 with a seven-year suspended prison sentence for financial crimes. Hidoyatova originally received a 10-year sentence in March for economic crimes. The court commuted her sentence at an appeal on May 23 after Hidoyatova\'s relatives and friends compensated the state for 36 million soms ($29,500) and $40,000 in damages.
Nodira Hidoyatova, a businesswoman and the coordinator of the Uzbek opposition movement Sunshine Coalition, was released from jail in Tashkent on May 23 with a seven-year suspended prison sentence for financial crimes. Hidoyatova originally received a 10-year sentence in March for economic crimes. The court commuted her sentence at an appeal on May 23 after Hidoyatova\'s relatives and friends compensated the state for 36 million soms ($29,500) and $40,000 in damages. The total value of currency and property ceded to the Uzbek state for Hidoyatova\'s release was 120 million soms ($100,000). Under the terms of her release, Hidoyatova will not be allowed to leave Tashkent and must compensate the state an additional 150 million soms. If she violates the terms of her release, she will be forced to serve her full seven-year sentence.(ferghana.ru)
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