Радио Озоди: Хамрохон Зарифи подал надзорную жалобу по делу о госперевороте

The article, published by Радио Озоди (Radio Ozodi) on 30 April 2025, reports that Хамрохон Зарифи (Hamrohon Zarifi), former Tajik foreign minister convicted in the “coup case,” has filed a supervisory-review appeal (надзорная жалоба) with the Tajik Supreme Court. Article reports, citing a reliable source, that Zarifi submitted the appeal the previous week and that two other case participants’ relatives told Radio Ozodi on 29 April they were preparing similar appeals. The article states the Supreme Court press service had neither confirmed nor denied receipt, and that neither Zarifi’s lawyer nor family revealed details, though the prior cassation appeal — which, the article reports, was not granted — had asserted innocence and sought release. The article explains a supervisory appeal permits review even after a sentence has entered into force and must be decided within one month. Article reports that the convicted remain in pretrial detention except journalist Рухшона Хакимова (Rukhshona Hakimova), recently transferred to a women’s colony in Nurek, and that the convicted have not seen relatives for ten months because visits are not permitted; an anonymous relative is quoted saying visits were repeatedly deferred. The article recalls that in February 2025 the following were sentenced to terms of 8–27 years: Zarifi – 27; Саидджафар Усмонзода (Saidjafar Usmonzoda), ex-chair of Democratic Party and MP – 27; Ахмадшо Комилзода (Ahmadsho Komilzoda), journalist and former DP deputy chair – 19; Акбаршо Искандаров (Akbarsho Iskandarov), ex-chair of the Supreme Council – 18; Шокирджон Хакимов (Shokirjon Khakimov), first deputy chair of Social Democratic Party – 18; Нурамин Ганизода (Nuramin Ganizoda), retired GKNB colonel – 18; Джамшед Боев (Jamshed Boev), retired GKNB colonel – 21; Абдулфайз Атои (Abdulfayz Atoi), former MFA press secretary – 17; Rukhshona Hakimova, journalist and niece of Shokirjon Hakimov – 8. Article reports they were convicted of treason and attempted seizure of power; defendants and lawyers said charges were politically motivated. On 2 April 2025, according to the article, the Supreme Court upheld the sentences and active enforcement began. Sources cited: Radio Ozodi’s own source reporting, relatives of convicted.