In Novosibirsk, the court overturned the extradition orders of two refugees accused in their homeland of crimes on religious grounds

On March 23, 2011, the Novosibirsk Regional Court satisfied complaints of a citizen of Uzbekistan Bobirzhon Tukhtamurodov and a citizen of Kyrgyzstan Jakhongir Abidov against the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office on their extradition to Uzbekistan. Both were released in the courtroom.

As one of the reasons for the abolition of the ordinances on extradition court indicated the risk of being subjected to torture and ill-treatment on homeland. At the same time, in both cases, the court referred to the practice of international organizations and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.

B. Tukhtamurodov and Zh. Abidov are refugees persecuted by the Uzbek party on charges of anti-state crimes on religious grounds and seeking political asylum in Russia. B. Tukhtamurodov is accused of spreading the teachings of Said Nursi.

"Especially important for law enforcement practice is cancellation of the extradition of Tukhtamurodov, because it took place without prior appeals to Strasbourg - in contrast to the case of Abidov, whose illegal extradition had to be urgently prevented in December last year. Then he was already called from Uzbekistan and arrived in Novosibirsk convoy for the transfer of Jakhongir, although the decision on his extradition not yet entered into force - later the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation returned the case to a new consideration to the Novosibirsk Regional Court, the result of which was the current release of Abidov ," the press release of the head program "Right to Asylum" by Elena Ryabinina.

at the exit from the court building, Zh. However , . The intervention of lawyers prevented the arrest. The parties agreed to meet in the coming days at the Federal Migration Service

Recall that in December 2010, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan canceled the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on the extradition of a citizen of this country to Uzbekistan. countries of Shokirzhon Soliev. Sources

• The extradition of two refugees to Uzbekistan has been canceled in Novosibirsk. At the exit from the court they were met by the FSB and migration control // Press release of the head of the "Right to Asylum" program Elena Ryabinina. 2011. March 23.