14.11.2012 кунлик архив
In UN complaint, Azimjon Askarov seeks justice, freedom
By Muzaffar Suleymanov/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Research Associate
Lawyers for imprisoned investigative reporter Azimjon Askarov, who is serving a life termin Kyrgyzstan on charges widely seen as politically motivated, filed an appeal today with the U.N. Human Rights Committee that seeks his release.
Askarov’s lawyer, Nurbek Toktakunov, and a team of experts from the Open Society Justice Initiative filed a 115-page complaint with the U.N. body.
