Lawyer Gets Jail Term After Posting About Injustice In The Tajik Justice System
January 21, 2021 18:19 GMT
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One of the most hazardous jobs in Tajikistan is being a lawyer at least the type of lawyer who believes in genuine justice.
Buzurgmehr Yorov and Nuriddin Makhkamov are
Yorov suddenly faced criminal charges after daring to defend Tajik opposition figures in court and Makhkamov faced similar charges after trying to defend Yorov.
Both were convicted of fraud, inciting national, racial, local, or religious hostility, and extremism, despite the prosecutors failure to present any evidence to support the charges. Yorov was sentenced in 2016 to 23 years in prison, with five additional years being added at a later trial, while Makhkamov was sentenced that same year to 21 years in prison.