Shavkat Khakimov
Additional Name(s): Shavkat Abdukhamidovich Khakimov
Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 64/46, Navoi
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment + 3 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment + 4 Years' Imprisonment + Unknown
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition Violating Prison Rules
Shavkat Khakimov
Extra Bio Info:
Shavkat Khakimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2004, the Urgut District Court sentenced Khakimov to seven years in prison “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
On an unspecified date, authorities added three years and six months years to his sentence for violating prison rules (Art. 221 UCC).
On an unspecified date, Khakimov was reportedly sentenced to another four years on unspecified charges.
On an unspecified date, Khakimov was reportedly sentenced again on unspecified charges related to “religious extremism."
In September 2022, it was reported that Khakimov had been released.