Source: http://nadejda-atayeva-en.blogspot.fr/2011/05/
Timestamp: 2017-07-28 10:46:29
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 233', 'arts 1', 'art.295', 'art. 299', 'art 2', 'art. 221', 'art 2', 'art. 229', 'arts 1']

- Haliljan Hudaiberdiev – director of OshTV;- Javlon Mirzahodjaev – director of MezonTV;- Makhamadjan Abdullaev – director of DastanTV;- Odina Saipova – editor-in-chief of the Oidin magazine;- Barno Isakova – editor-in-chief of the newspaper Akhborot;- Hosiyat Bekmirzaeva – deputy editor of the newspaper Akhborot.
To the President of the Kyrgyz RepublicMs Otunbaeva R.I.
From the citizen of the Kyrgyz RepublicDirector of the OshTV CompanyHudaiberdiev H.T.
10 May 2011 Re: On the fabrication of charges and grounds for absence from the trial
I am turning to you on the eve of the trial in which a criminal case against me and five other public figures and artists, representatives of the ethnic Uzbek community in the South of Kyrgyzstan, will be examined. I learned from the online editions of some publications that I was being charged under the following articles of the Criminal Code: art. 233 parts 1, 2, 3 «Organization and participation in mass disorders», art.295-1 «Separatist activity», art. 299 part 2 points 1, 3 «Incitement of national, racial, religious or interregional hostility», art. 221 part 2 «Abuse by commercial or other organisations’ employees of their authority against the interests of their employer in order to extract a profit for themselves» and art. 229 parts 1 and 2 «Illegal creation of an armed formation». Unfortunately, I still do not have access to the bill of indictment, and therefore I cannot comment on the evidence used in support of the charge brought against me. In July 2010 I had to leave Kyrgyzstan to escape reprisals against me and my relatives. The threats came from the mayor of the city of Osh, Melisbek Myrzakmatov. I informed public and international observers about these threats shortly after receiving them. I was undoubtedly facing danger. The threats were preceded by my meeting with M. Myrzakmatov on the 1st of July, at his home near the Frynzensky market. He invited me to his home and laid out his conditions: he wanted me to give away 51 percent stake in the ownership of “OshTV” to Koshbaev K. During our meeting at his home I was surrounded by young men of athletic build, constantly showcasing their readiness to carry out any of Myrzakmatov’s wishes. Feeling threatened, I agreed to transfer the shares. At that moment I was hoping that this decision would allow us to continue broadcasting our programs and ensure my own safety and that of my colleagues. But shortly after, the situation escalated, and emigration became my only option.
Sincerely yours,Haliljan Hudaiberdiev