N. NAMANGAN: Prisoners Arrested During a Campaign Against "Wahhabis" After December 1997 Murdering of a Police Officer.

68. NAZAROV (first name is not available). Brother of Obidkhon qori Nazarov, a well-known religious leader who supposedly was forced to leave Uzbekistan (see also endnote #2, Section D).

69. Nazarov was arrested and charged with the illegal possession of narcotics. Reportedly, police planted narcotics in his car. It is believed that his arrest was related to the activities of his brother, a respected Islamic leader, educator and a strong defender of rights of the Muslims in the country. Sentenced to one and half years in prison.

70. AKBAROV, DOVUDKHON (born in 1971). On January 25th, he was invited to a police station. Officials gave him the names of four people and demanded that he find them. He responded that he did not know these people. He was put under administrative arrests for ten days. Police searched his house and "discovered" one cartridge and narcotics. There is no information available on his trial or sentence.

71. AKBAROV, AKHADKHON (born in 1976). Brother of AKBAROV DOVUDKHON (see above, case #69). Arrested on January 7, 1998. Police "discovered" 0.6 grams of narcotics in his possession.

72. KHUDAYBERDIEV, OCHIL (born in 1951). Arrested on January 7, 1997. At the trial, he reportedly testified that police officers planted something to his pocket when his arms were tied behind his back and later "discovered" that it was 17 grams of marijuana. He told the court that Sh. Usmanov, an officer of the police's anti-corruption department, put in his pocket something bright and solid and a little later it was "discovered" as two cartridges. During a search conducted on December 9, 1997 police officer Bakhtiyor (last name is unknown) reportedly planted a package with 9 cartridges. The trial started on February 2, 1998 and the judge sent it back for re-investigation. A second trial held on May 8-14. Khudayberdiev was sentenced to three and half years in prison. He was living in Namangan city, posyolok (town) Nurobod, Nukus ko'chasi (street), 29.

73. IBRAGIMOV, YUNUSKHON (born in 1974). On January 7, 1997 he was brought to the city police where he was searched and officers "discovered" 17,2 grams of narcotics. Eight police officers conducted the search, reportedly without authorization, in his house, with "witnesses" brought by the police. The only resident present in the house was IBRAGIMOV's elderly mother. Police "discovered" 16 grams of marijuana. On March 18, 1998 he was sentenced to seven years in prison (Articles 276, 248, 223, and 228 of the Criminal Code: illegal possession of narcotics and weapons, illegal travel abroad, and fabrication of illegal documents). No witnesses appeared in court. Local human rights monitors believe that the main reason for Ibragimov's arrest and sentence was his unauthorized trip to Saudia Arabia for umma (religious trip to Mecca and Madina during Holy Month of Ramadan), using a foreign passport illegally acquired in Jalolobod province of Ki'rgizstan. He was living at the address: Namangan city, 4- Uzbekistan ko'chasi (street), 1-tupik (drive), 1.

74. KHOLMIRZAEV, ABDUGANI. Arrested on December 18, 1997. Police "discovered" five cartridges in his possession.

75. MAVLANOV, ADKHAM (born in 1973). Arrested on December 9, 1997. Police "discovered" eight cartridges in his possession. Reportedly, he was charged also with theft and sentenced to six years in prison. The address of his family: Namangan city, 3-mikrorayon (district), 48-uy (building), 19-khonadon (apartment).

76. OBIDKHONOV, ODIL (born in 1948). Clergyman with a beard. He was arrested on December 6, 1997 when eight police officers came to his house with the authorization for a search and told him that he was suspected in the theft of auto parts. During a search, police held Obidkhonov 's wife and son in one of the rooms. Several officers were searching different rooms without any surveillance, and one of them "discovered" two grams of something similar to grease in a small plastic bag and seventeen grams of marijuana. On February 6, 1998 he was sentenced to two years in prison (Article 276, part 1 of the Criminal Code). A possible reason for his prosecution is the fact that Obidkhonov's son Rasulkhon reportedly studies in one of Arab countries and he has not visited his homeland for four years. Address of his family: Namangan city, Egamberdiev ko'chasi (street), 17.

77. SAYFIDDINOV, SADRIDDIN (born in 1944). Imam of the mosque Ataullakhon, he was arrested on December 21, 1997. The next day, police searched his house and "discovered" 5,5 grams of narcotics. On May 11, 1998 he was sentenced to two years in prison (charged under Article 276 of the Criminal Code). Address of his family: Namangan city, Nafosat ko'chasi (street), 20.

78. SAYDULLAEV, FAZLIDDIN (born in 1957). Arrested at the street on January 11, 1998. Police "discovered" 0.9 gams of marijuana in his pocket. Two days later, 10.6 grams of. marijuana was "discovered" in his house. Address of his family: Namangan city, Bakhrom ko'chasi (street), 101.

79. TURSUNOV, RUSTAM (born in 1962). Arrested on January 7, 1998. During a search conducted the same day at his house by sixteen officers, police "discovered" 7 grams of narcotics. Charged under Article 276 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to two years in prison. Address of his family: Namangan province, Namangan rayon (district), qishloq (kishloq) village) Sho'ro, 2-Sokhibkor ko'chasi (street), 1.

80. NAJMIDDINOV, GANIKHON (born in 1962). Clergyman with a beard. Arrested on December 7, 1997. During a search conducted on December 10_th by ten officers cartridges and narcotics were "discovered." Some people present at the search reported that the police planted the narcotics.

81. GAFUROV, ABDULBOSIT. Son of a well-known and respected clergyman and possible prisoner of conscience Abdurauf Gafurov (see case #35, Section I). Arrested on December 10, 1997 and sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Charged under Article 248 of the Criminal Code (illegal possession of weapons).

82. YAKUBJANOV, KOBIL (born in 1976). Arrested on December 31, 1997. During a search, police "discovered" 0.6 gram of narcotics. Charged under Article 276 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to one year in prison. He was not a clergyman or a religious activist, but a businessman related to Rasul Akhunov who was wanted by the police.

83. YUSUPOV, MAKHMUDJON (born in 1944). Clergyman, arrested in December 1997. Police "discovered" 12 grams of marijuana in his pocket. On January 4, 1998 he was sentenced to one and half year in prison. He has seven children. Family address: Namangan city, 2-So'fizoda tour ko'chasi (Drive), 4.

84. YAKHYAEV, ULUGBEK (born in 1973). Clergyman with a beard. He was the imam-volunteer at the neighborhood mosque. Charged under Article 276 of the Criminal Code (illegal possession of narcotics) and sentenced to two years in prison.

85. YULDOSHEV, ABDUBANNO (born in 1962). Arrested on December 18, 1997. Police "discovered" narcotics in his house. Sentenced to three years of in prison. Reportedly, his wife and children are in extreme poverty.

86. YULDASHEV, ABDUMUTAL. Address of his family: Namangan province, Chortoq city, Zig Maskan ko'chasi (street), 28.

87. YULDASHEV, SOBIRJON. Arrested on December 20,1998. During a search, police "discovered" six cartridges. Family address: Namangan city, makhalla (neighborhood) Ghuncha, Orzu ko'chasi (Street), 18-a.

88. JURAEV, KHAKIMJON (born in 1963). Arrested on January 2, 1998 for ten days. During a search conducted by 10-12 officers in his house, police "discovered" 10.2 grams of narcotics and one cartridge. On February 19, 1998 the Namangan City Court sentenced him to three years in prison. After an appeal by the defendant, the Provincial Court confirmed the sentence.

89. MAMATOV, ODILJON (born in 1969). Arrested on December 8, 1997. During a search conducted the same day at his house, police "discovered" nine cartridges and 10.5 grams of narcotics. Sentenced to two years and ten months in prison.

90. RASULOV, LATIFJON (born in 1952). Arrested on December 5, 1997. Devout Moslem with a beard. On April 31st, he was sentenced to three and half years in prison. He was charged under Article 241 of the Criminal Code (not reporting about crime). Has four children. Family address: Namangan city, Ghalaba ko'chasi (Street), 3.

91. BOYKHONOV, NUMONJON (born in 1969). Arrested in April 1998. He was searched at the city police headquarters. Police "discovered" narcotics in his pocket. During a search at his house, police "discovered" a pistol.

92. AZIMJON o'ghli BOSITKHON [BOSITKHON, son of AZIMJON; last name could be either BOSITKHON or BOSITKHONOV] (born in 1968). Arrested in the spring of 1998. During a search at his house, police "discovered" a small amount of narcotics.

93. NURITDINOV, NUGMON (born in 1968). Arrested on January 8, 1998. During a search, police "discovered" 2.2 grams of narcotics. On April 20th, he was sentenced two and a half years in prison.

94. SOLIKHONOV, KOSIMKHON (born in 1962). Arrested on December 27, 1997. Clergyman (imam) of the mosque Hoji qo'rgon. Two cartridges were "discovered" in his possession. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Reportedly, he traveled to Pakistan with missionaries.

95. MUSAEV, ABDUKHAKIM born in 1947). Arrested on January 24, 1998. During a search of his house, police "discovered" two cartridges. On April 8th, he was sentenced to three years in prison.

96. AKBAROV, ZOKIRJON (born in 1962). Arrested in early December 1997. During a search, police "discovered" two cartridges and 10 grams of narcotics. The Uychi district Court sentenced him in mid-March to three and a half years in prison. Clergyman with a beard. Bread-baker by profession.

97. MUKHITDINOV, ABDUGANI. Arrested on December 27, 1997. During a search, he "possessed" in his pocket seven cartridges. In mid-May, the Uychi District Court sentenced him to three years in prison. Peasant, devout Muslim with a beard.

98. KHOJIKHONOV, ODIL. Successful businessman. On December 24, 1997 he was invited to the police headquarters of the province. He was searched during an interrogation and police "discovered" five grams of narcotics. Nothing had been discovered during a previous search of his house. Reportedly, he was released in late April, but was soon arrested again. In 1990-92, he was Advisor on Secular Affairs and a member of the Religious Council under Umarkhon Buzrukkhonov the Imam-Khatib (Chief Islamic leader) of Namangan province (see case #34, Section I). He played a leading role in public gatherings in 1991. Reportedly, Khojikhonov was against the so-called "Wahhabi" movement. In 1997, he told human rights monitors that he was tired interrogations and surveillance and he had stopped his political and religious activities. Reportedly, he has a heart disease. The same year, anonymous people attacked his brother Abdullo.

99. IBRAGIMOV, SODIKJON.

100. IKROMOV, MARUF. Reportedly is mentally ill and feeble-minded. Arrested on December 20, 1998. Police "discovered" 3 cartridges. Family address: Namangan city, Ghuncha ko'chasi (Street), 1-tupik (tor ko'cha; drive), 4.

101. MAMADALIEV, HAMIDKHON
102. MUMINOV, ABDUGANI
103. MAMAJANOV, ZOKIR
104. MAMAJANOV, RUSTAM
105. MAMAJONOV, RAVSHAN
106. MAMAJONOV, ZOKIR
107. MAKHKAMOV, AKHMAD
108. Marufboev, Jafar
109. Marufboev, Safar
110. Rakhimov, Abdulbori
111. Rakhimov, Khamidkhon
112. Ustabaev, Muso
113. Muminov, Abdughani
114. Makhkamov, Akhmad
115. ZIYAVIDDINOV, ABDURASHID (born in 1967). Arrested on December 20, 1998. Has four young children. Family address: Namangan city,Uychi ko'chasi (street), tupik (drive) 13, 6-uy (building).
116. RASULOV, UBAYDULLO
117. ABDULLAEV, MUKHTORJON (born in 1968). Arrested on January 2, 1998. The next day nine police officers conducted a search of his house and "discovered" three cartridges. On February 13, 1998 he was sentenced to two years in prison.
118. ABDULLAEV, MUKHAMMADJON
119. ABDULLAEV, MAMATKHON. Arrested on December 22, 1998. Family address: Namangan city, posyolok (town).Nurobod, 3-Navruz ko'chasi (street), 4.
120. ABDURAKHMONOV, FAZLITDIN (born in 1951). Imam (clergyman) at the Dambagh mosque. Arrested on December 19, 1997 on the street. During a search, police "discovered" 10.6 grams of narcotics. Sentenced on February 4, 1998 to two years in prison.

121. ABDURAKHMONOV, GULOMJON. Arrested on December 20, 1998. Has four children. Address of his family: Namangan city, Norin ko'chasi (street), 7.

122. ABDURAKHMONOV, SALOKHIDDIN (born in 1960). Arrested on December 19, 1997. During a search the same day at his house, eight police officers "discovered" four cartridges and some narcotics. Address of his family: Namangan city, Bolshevik ko'chasi (street), 52.

123. ABDURAKHMONOV, ABDURASHID
124. ABDURAKHMONOV, AKHMAD
125. ABDURAKHMONOV, ISMOIL
126. ABDURAKHMONOV, KODIR
127. ABDURAKHMONOV, LATIF
128. AKHUNOV, ABDURAKHMON
129. AKHUNOV, RAKHIM.
130. DADAMIRZAEV, TURAMIRZA
131. KHOLMATOV, SODIKJON
132. Yunusov, Botirjon (born in 1976). Arrested on May 25, 1998 and sentenced on August 25th. Before and during his trial, he was denied a defense lawyer. He was finally provided a free defense lawyer upon the request of human rights monitors.

133. Rustamov, Saydullo

134. Rustamov, Abdullo (brother of Saydullo, see above, case #132). 135. Mirkamolov, Khusan, third Imam at the Ataullakhon mosque. In May of 1998 he was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. Reportedly, local media provided one-sided reports on his trial. Charged with attempting to overthrow the government, illegal possession of ammunition and narcotics.

136. Sharipov, Mukhammad. Arrested on January 20, 1998 at his house, reportedly without a proper authorization. Two neighbors reported that the police planted the "discovered" rifle. Address of his family: Namangan city, 3-Temir Yo'l ko'chasi, 30.

137. Sharipov, Akhat. Brother of Sharipov Mukhammad (see case above, #135).

138. Sattorov, Rakhmatullo. Arrested on January 2, 1998. Former employee of the registration and passport division of the district police. Accused with providing false passports to alleged "Wahhabis". On April 1st, 1998 he was sentenced to nine years in prison. Reportedly, police officers illegally took the only cow that his family had. Six witnesses confirm this fact.

139. Mirkomilov, Khusan (born in 1964). Arrested on January 18, 1998. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. Charged under Articles 159 (unconstitutional calls to change the constitutional system) and 272 (illegal sale of narcotics) of the Criminal Code. He has three children.

140. Soliyev, Mukhiddin (born in 1971). Arrested on January 18, 1998. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. He has three children.

141. Okhunov, Rakhmon (born in 1972). Sentenced to seven years in prison with confiscation of property. He has four children.

142. Nasriddinov, Odil (born in 1970). Arrested on January 18, 1998. Sentenced to six years in prison with confiscation of property. He has two children.

143. Soytaliev, Zokir (born in 1970). Arrested on January 18, 1998. Sentenced to seven years in prison with confiscation of property. He has four children.

144. Khojiev, Rakhim (born in 1966). Arrested on January 16, 1998. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. He has four kids. Address of his family: Namangan city, Guliston ko'chasi (street), 5-tupik (drive), 13-uy.

145. Khaydarov, Akmal (born in 1967). Arrested on January 26, 1998. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of property.

146. Solikhonov, (born in 1961). Arrested on December 26, 1997. Sentenced to seven years in prison. He has six children.

147. Egamberdiev, Valikhon (born in 1960). Arrested on March 15, 1998. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. He has four children.

148. Mannopov, Mukhtor (born in 1962). Arrested on March 15, 1998. Sentenced to six years in prison with confiscation of property.

149. Shakhobiddinov, Jobir (born in 1971). Arrested on March 15, 1998. Sentenced to five years in prison with confiscation of property.

150. Shakhobiddinov, Abdullo (born in 1963). Brother of Shakhobiddionov Jobir (see case #148 above). Arrested on March 15, 1998. Sentenced to six years in prison with confiscation of property.

O. Group of Prisoners Charged with the Serious Crimes, such as Terrorism, but the Authorities Reportedly Did Not Present Any Evidence of Their Guilt.

These prisoners were charged with the several Articles of the Criminal Code, including 154 (participation in the military conflicts abroad), 155 (terrorism), 156 (inciting inter-ethnic or inter-religious hatred), 159 (unconstitutional calls to overthrow the government), and 161 (organization of a criminal group).

151. Turgunov, Rakhim (born in 1960). Arrested on April 24, 1997. Sentenced to ten years in prison. Address of his family: Namangan, Uychi ko'chasi (street), 241. [NOTE: he could be the same prisoner as in the case #63 above, Section I; however, he could be another prisoner].

152. ALIKHUJAEV, AKROM (born in 1977). Arrested in June 1997. Sentenced to seven years in prison.

153. Rakhmatullaev, Odil. Arrested on June 27, 1997. Sentenced to seven years in prison. Address of his family: Namangan city, Langar ko'chasi (street), 9.

154. Abdulkhalilov, Ilkhom. Arrested on June 26, 1997. Sentenced to six years in prison and confiscation of his property. Address of his family: Namangan city, Egamberdiev ko'chasi (street), 62.

155. Sobitov, Ibrokhim. Arrested on June 26, 1997. Sentenced to eight years in prison with confiscation of his property. Address of his family: Namangan city, Uychi ko'chasi (street), 224.

156. Boydedaev, Tokhir (born in 1966). Sentenced to ten years in prison with confiscation of property. Reportedly, he actively collaborated with the investigation. In addition, he reportedly stated at the trial that he became a criminal because of Tokhir Yuldashev and Djuma Namangoniy, the alleged leaders of an Uzbek armed unit reportedly based in Afghanistan (see Section M above).

157. Turakhonov Akhmadkhon. School Teacher by profession. Member of Birlik movement from Namangan city. Reportedly, arrested on December 29, 1998 and charged with "calls to forcible overthrow the constitutional government." Former political prisoner in 1993-95. Turakhonov was first imprisoned in December of 1993 for one year and half reportedly after police planted narcotics in his house. He served his full prison term. There is not information on details of his arrest and accusations yet.

P. DISAPPEARANCES

158. UTAEV (O'TAEV) ABDULLA qori. Chairman of the Islamic Rebirth Party. Disappeared in December 1992. According to his wife, Utaev was arrested near his home, but the Uzbek authorities deny having him under arrest.

159. MIRZAEV ABDUVALI (Sheikh ABDUVALI qori). A popular and respected Islamic clergyman in Andijon considered to be a Wahhabi leader. He was Imam-Khatib of the main mosque in Andijon. Reportedly, he was arrested by security police at the Tashkent airport, along with an assistant, Ramazon Matkarimov (see case #159 below). Mirzaev advocated the organizing of Islamic education and community life free of government control. Despite relatively serious attention from the international community to the disappearance of the two Islamic activists, authorities have denied their arrests, but the two, as well as Abdulla qori Otaev (see the previous case #157 above), have still not resurfaced. After numerous requests and complaints made by Mirzaev's relatives, and one year and half after the disappearance of the Islamic activists, the authorities published a photo of Matkarimov as a missing person, but they refused to publish Mirzaev's photo. Many monitors consider this suspicious fact to be evidence that Mirzaev was or is not being held under his own name.

160. MATKARIMOV RAMAZON. Assistant of Abduvali qori Mirzaev. Reportedly, arrested along with Mirzaev (see the previous case, #158 above).

161. NE'MATJON PARPIEV. Another assistant of Abduvali qori Mirzaev, he disappeared in September of 1997 (see case #158 above). Reportedly, he was active in attempts to conduct an independent investigation of Mirzaev's disappearance and in circulating Mirzaev's educational audio and videotapes on Islam.

162. BANNOEV ABDULAKHAT. Imam-Khatib of Ataullakhon, the main mosque in Namangan. This mosque was considered to be a center of "Wakhkhabism" in the province. Along with Bilolkhon Rustamov (see the list of prisoners, case #36, Section I), Bannoev was considered to be the most educated and respected Islamic leader in Namangan. He disappeared in early 1998.

ENDNOTES

i. The party was created in June 1992 with the open support of the authorities as a "constructive" opposition party. It fully supports the President and his government. However, some leaders and members of the party in the provinces are in opposition to local officials.

ii. Obidhon qori Nazarov, respected and popular Islamic clergyman in Tashkent. He was dismissed from the mosque where he was chief imam in 1995. In the spring of 1998, Obidhon qori disappeared. There are controversial reports on his fate. Some activists believe that he was arrested by the security service. Many, however, hope that Obidhon qori was only forced to leave Uzbekistan, as several secular opposition leaders were several years ago.

iii. Reportedly, Pattaev left Uzbekistan in 1992 to avoid persecution. Recently, in September 1998, he was arrested in Bulgaria upon the request of the Uzbek authorities. After an advocacy campaign conducted to support Pattaev organized by Uzbek and international human rights groups, Bulgarian authorities released him from detention
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