Ведомости: ВС ТЖ приговоры по делу госпереворота

Vedomosti article dated 5 February 2025 reporting, citing Asia-Plus, that Tajikistan’s Supreme Court issued guilty verdicts in the “attempted coup” case. The article reports the verdict was announced at a pre-trial detention facility (SIZO) in Dushanbe and the process was held behind closed doors. The article reports most defendants received 18 or 27 years in prison on charges under Articles 305 (treason), 306 (seizure of power), 247 (fraud), and 189 (incitement of national, racial, local or religious enmity) of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code. The article reports the following sentences: Саидджафар Усмонзода (Saidjafar Usmonzoda), parliament deputy and former chair of the Democratic Party — 27 years; Хамрохон Зарифи (Hamrokhon Zarifi), former Minister of Foreign Affairs — 27 years; Шокирджон Хакимов (Shokirjon Hakimov), deputy chair of the Social Democratic Party and lawyer — 18 years; Ахмадшох Комилзода (Ahmadshoh Komilzoda), former deputy chair of the Democratic Party and journalist — 18 years; Рухшона Хакимова (Rukhshona Hakimova), journalist and niece of Shokirjon Hakimov — 8 years under Article 305 (treason); Акбаршох Искандаров (Akbarshoh Iskandarov), former chair of the Supreme Council — 18 years; Абдулфайз Атои (Abdulfayz Atoi), former head of a Foreign Ministry department — 17 years. The article reports Rukhshona Hakimova was arrested in the courtroom; before the verdict she had remained at liberty because of having two young children. The article reports authorities did not provide official information. Arrests began in June 2024 with Usmonzoda’s detention, followed by at least seven more detentions over several months. The article cites Asia-Plus as its source.