Kakadjan Halbaev

Additional Name(s): Kakadjan Abdullaevich Halbaev, Халбаев Какаджан Абдуллаевич, Halbaýew Kakajan Abdullaýewiç

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Turkmenistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/6/2018

Date of Sentencing: April/27/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Travel Abroad Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Hate Speech Public Disorder Treason & Sedition

Kakadjan Halbaev

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Kakadjan Halbaev is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In February 2018, authorities detained Halbaev, a former student who had studied in Russia, and charged him with "petty hooliganism" (Art. 345 TAC). The month before, Ministry of National Security officials questioned Halbaev about his religious activity and conversations with other Turkmens in Russia. The same day of his detention, authorities raided his home and confiscated a Qur'an and other personal items. After a sermon was found on his computer, authorities accused him of belonging to various unregistered religious groups during his time in Russia.

In April 2018, the Ashgabat City Court sentenced Halbaev to 15 years’ imprisonment for “conspiracy to seize power,” “inciting social, national, ethnic, racial or religious hostility,” and “creating an organized criminal group,” among others (Arts. 174-1, 177-3, 275-1 TCC). In May 2018, the Supreme Court upheld Halbaev's sentence.

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