Court trial on mass riots in Nukus begins

On November 28, the court of Bukhara region began to consider the criminal case against 22 people suspected of participating in the riots in Nukus.

The case is being heard by the court of first instance under the chairmanship of Judge Y. Abibullayev, the criminal trial panel of the Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

According to the indictment of the preliminary investigation body, the following defendants are charged with various articles of the Criminal Code:

• Dauletmurat Tajimuratov (born in 1979, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Lolagul Kallikhanova (born in 1989, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Azamat Turdanov (born in 1984, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Akhmet Smetullaev (born in 1993, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Dauletmurat Jiemuratov (born in 1984, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Bakhtiyar Kadirbergenov (born in 1986, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Bayram Seytniyazov (born in 1967, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Allabay Tokimbetov (born in 1973, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Kakharman Seytimov (born in 1972, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Azamat Nuratdinov (born in 1989, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Seydabulla Medetov (born in 1989, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Kazakh nationality);
• Nurlan Nayypov (born in 1968, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Kazakh nationality);
• Polat Shamshetov (born in 1977, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Razbek Bekmuratov (born in 1992, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Sultanbek Kaipov (born in 1992, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Berdakh Genjebayev (born in 1996, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Salamat Kalilayev (born in 1976, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Polat Nurniyazov (born in 1986, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Sayipnazar Kalimov (born in 1980, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Nurlan Sultamuratov (born in 1998, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Arislan Temirkhanov (born in 1986, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality);
• Amirbek Adilbekov (born in 1993, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Karakalpak nationality).

Precautionary measures in the form of “detention” were applied against 20 defendants, “house arrest” – against 1 person and “public guarantee” – against 1 detainee.