The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the inadmissibility of extraditing a refugee persecuted for religious beliefs to Uzbekistan.

On February 3, 2011, the Supreme Court upheld the legality rulings of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan dated December 10, 2010 on cancellation of the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on the extradition to Uzbekistan of a citizen of this countries of Shokirzhon Soliev.

Sh. Soliev arrived in Tatarstan to work in September 2009 of the year. March 30, 2010, when he came to the Federal Migration Service to issue permission for temporary residence, he was arrested, because. law enforcement Uzbekistan put him on the wanted list under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (encroachment on constitutional system), Art. 242 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (organization of a criminal community), art. 244-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (distribution of prohibited materials), art. 244-2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (participation in extremist fundamentalist and separatist organizations). At the same time, not it was indicated in which organizations the accused was a member.

It is known that Sh. Soliev helped the families of convicts in his homeland for religious beliefs.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution on extradition citizen of Uzbekistan.

On September 20, 2010, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan found this the ruling is legal. Sh.Soliev's defense appealed against this decision, because citizen Uzbekistan applied for political asylum, and his extradition would be contrary to the law "On refugees", and in addition, in In Uzbekistan, he was threatened with torture. At the same time, the defense sent to the European Court human rights application for a stay of extradition. The statement was satisfied.

On November 2, 2010, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation annulled the decision dated September 20 and sent the case for a new trial, because. defense arguments were not properly researched.

On December 10, 2010, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan canceled decision of the Prosecutor General's Office on the extradition of Sh.Soliev.

On February 3, 2011, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation rejected the appeal Prosecutor General's Office and confirmed the decision of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan.

Sources

• The Russian court recognized the inadmissibility of the extradition of a refugee for torture in Uzbekistan // Human rights in Russia. 2010. December 13.
• The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the ban on the extradition to Uzbekistan of a political refugee who is threatened with torture in his homeland for religious activities // Portal-Credo.ru. 2010. February 4.