‘Letter 75’ Prosecutors Still Seek Nine-Year Prison Terms for All Defendants
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- Bishkek City Court is hearing appeals in the “Letter 75” case, which concerns alleged preparations for a violent seizure of power.
- Prosecutors are seeking nine-year prison terms for all defendants, despite a lower court sentencing them to four years with three years of probation.
- The defendants and prosecutors have both appealed the lower court’s ruling, while the accused remain at liberty under probation supervision.
Prosecutors are still asking for nine years in prison for every defendant in Kyrgyzstan’s “Letter 75” case as the appeal hearing continues at Bishkek City Court.
The request came during closing arguments, where Bekbolot Talgarbekov and Kursan Asanov have already spoken, according to Asanov’s lawyer, Chinara Dzhakupbekova. The case concerns alleged preparations for a violent seizure of power.
On July 2, Pervomaisky District Court in Bishkek found eight people guilty, including former State Committee for National Security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, former parliament speaker Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu and former prosecutor-general Kurmankul Zulushev. The other defendants were Talgarbekov, Emilbek Uzakbaev, Kurmanbek Dyikanbaev, Aaly Karashev and Asanov.
The district court sentenced all of them to four years in prison and imposed three years of probation supervision. They remained free. Prosecutors had also sought nine-year terms at the original trial. Both the prosecution and the defendants appealed, leaving the case before the Bishkek City Court.
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