Umar Badalov
Additional Name(s): Умар Бадалов
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: January/19/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Umar Badalov
Extra Bio Info:
Umar Badalov is detained for his religious activity.
On March 4, 1999, authorities arrested Badalov, a migrant worker and resident of Tashkent and pious Muslim, in the wave of arrests following the February 1999 Tashkent bombings.
On August 6, 1999, the Jizzakh region court sentenced Badalov to 17 years in prison for "preparation or distribution of materials containing a threat to public security or public order” (Art. 244-1 UCC) and other religious extremism-related charges. During his pre-trial detention, security services personnel brutally tortured him, pulling off fingernails and toenails.
In 2003, Badalov was released under an amnesty.
On January 19, 2017, authorities arrested Badalov on his return to Tashkent International Airport for allegedly being involved in religious extremism.