{"id":862,"date":"2011-12-23T19:53:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T19:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2011\/12\/23\/kyrgyz-officials-end-criminal-case-against-two-of-jehovahs-witnesses-releasing-them-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T23:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T20:53:28","slug":"kyrgyz-officials-end-criminal-case-against-two-of-jehovahs-witnesses-releasing-them-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/kyrgyz-officials-end-criminal-case-against-two-of-jehovahs-witnesses-releasing-them-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgyz officials end criminal case against two of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, releasing them from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">KADAMJAY, Kyrgyzstan\u2014On December 14, 2011, the chief investigator of the Kadamjay region, together with the regional prosecutor, terminated criminal proceedings against two of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, 18-year-old Iskandar Kambarov and 22-year-old Jonibek Nosirov. Several weeks earlier, the young men were released from pretrial detention after being imprisoned for more than nine months.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kyrg1.jpg\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 29, 2011, Kambarov and Nosirov were arrested and imprisoned based on a false charge that they possessed two DVDs from a banned, extremist Islamic organization. On May 18, 2011, the Kadamjay Regional Court sentenced the two young men to seven years\u2019 imprisonment. However, on June 22, 2011, the Batken District Court (Appeals Instance) cancelled the trial decision, finding several major errors in the criminal investigation. The appeal court ordered a new investigation and the local prosecutor submitted the case to the Supreme Court. On September 13, 2011, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic withdrew that appeal, upholding the appeal court decision.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In ruling that the criminal case should be terminated, the chief investigator of the Kadamjay Region found that there was absolutely no basis to the charges. Furthermore, he observed that, as Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, the two young men \u201chave nothing in common\u201d with the banned Islamic organization.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMr. Kambarov and Mr. Nosirov are overjoyed that their ordeal is now over and they are finally free,\u201d states Nurlan Kachiev, an attorney who participated in the proceedings. He added, \u201cThey extend their sincere gratitude to the chief investigator and to the prosecutor of the Kadamjay Region for making an objective ruling based on the facts and the law. They are also grateful for the concern and interest shown by senior Kyrgyz officials.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Media Contacts:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">J. R. Brown, Office of Public Information, tel. +1 718 560 5600<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyrgyzstan: Hamit Iskakov, tel. +996 778 037 503<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgium: The European Association of Jehovah\u2019s Christian Witnesses, tel. +32 2 782 0015<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: http:\/\/www.jw-media.org\/kgz\/20111222.htm<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KADAMJAY, Kyrgyzstan\u2014On December 14, 2011, the chief investigator of the Kadamjay region, together with the regional prosecutor, terminated criminal proceedings against two of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, 18-year-old Iskandar Kambarov and 22-year-old Jonibek Nosirov. 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