Тhe Qurghon Teppa city court that reconsidered criminal proceedings instituted against Mashraf Aliyev, a former officer from the police station in the Yovon district of Khatlon province, who is accused of torturing teen boy, sentenced him to seven years in jail on December 11. The sentence followed his conviction on the charge of torture (Article 143 of Tajikistan’s Penal Code). ...
Freedom from Torture
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