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Lawyer Disputes Verdict, Property Seizure in Businessman Tashov's Power Seizure Case

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Businessman Ikramidin Tashov has been sentenced to 8 years in prison by the Bishkek City Court for attempting to seize power.
  • The charge of illegally crossing the state border was dropped, but his lawyer disputes the conviction and sentence, calling it excessively harsh.
  • The court also ordered the seizure of Tashov's property, his mother's property, and his company's assets, which the defense argues were acquired before the alleged crimes.

Businessman Ikramidin Tashov has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Bishkek City Court, which found him guilty of attempting to seize power and making public calls for such actions. The court dropped a charge related to illegally crossing the state border. However, Tashov's lawyer, Nurlan Sadykov, has declared his disagreement with the verdict, deeming the sentence "unjustifiably harsh" and questioning the legal basis for the conviction.

the side of the defense does not agree with the verdict and considers the punishment unreasonably harsh.

— Nurlan SadykovTashov's lawyer, expressing disagreement with the court's sentence.

Sadykov specifically challenged the application of the articles related to power seizure, pointing to a lack of evidence concerning accomplices, weapons, or financial resources that could support such a charge. The defense lawyer also strongly criticized the court's decision to confiscate Tashov's property, as well as that of his mother and his company, "Oztoprak." These assets, including real estate and land, were reportedly acquired between 2016 and 2020, predating the events that led to the criminal case.

in the case there are no data on accomplices, weapons or funds that could be used to seize power.

— Nurlan SadykovQuestioning the evidence used to convict Tashov of power seizure.

According to Sadykov, the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) investigator confirmed in court that the seized property had no connection to the case and was not used as a tool or means for the alleged crime. The defense intends to appeal both the prison sentence and the property seizure, citing Article 81 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding property confiscation. Sadykov also called for parliamentary oversight of judicial practices concerning confiscation and property rights protection. The lawyer further alleged that GKNB officers exerted pressure on Tashov, noting that some individuals implicated in these actions have since been dismissed from their positions.

this property has no relation to the case and is not an instrument or means of crime

— Nurlan SadykovQuoting the GKNB investigator's confirmation regarding the seized property.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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