A well-known Uzbek investigative journalist and blogger, Abdulqodir Mominov, says he was tortured by three law enforcement officials while in pretrial detention, and says he disclosed details of the torture to his mother on August 15. Mominov was arrested on February 8 and charged with fraud and extortion. He was subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison on August 4 on the charges, which rights groups say are politically motivated. The 33-year-old critic of President Shavkat Mirziyoev has his own YouTube channel, Quzgu, with 247,000 followers. Uzbek authorities have not commented. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, click here.
Uzbek Blogger Claims He Was Tortured In Pretrial Detention
Uzbek journalist and blogger Abduqodir Mominov (file photo)