Two female islamists convicted in Uzbekistan

20 June 2008, 14:39
Two female islamists convicted in
Uzbekistan
Tashkent, June 20, Interfax - Two Hizb ut-Tahrir female activists,
Ugiloi Mirzayeva, 40, and Rano Akhrorkhodzhayeva, 37, were sentenced to five
years in prison with a two-year probation in Uzbekistan's Tashkent region for
recruiting new members to their organization and spreading extremist literature
and leaflets, a source with law enforcement agencies told Interfax.The court
handed out five-year sentences, but given that Mirzayeva is the mother of four
children, and Akhrorkhodzhayeva has three [children], the court ordered a
two-year probation, during which they will not be punished in line with Article
72" of the Uzbek Criminal Code, which provides for suspended sentence, the
source said.It was established during the judicial inquiry that Mirzayeva was a
high-ranking member of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in 2003-2005, and Akhrorkhodzhayeva
led Hizb ut-Tahrir activists in the district where she
lived."Akhrorkhodzhayeva's spouse tried to cease her illegal activity, while
Mirzayeva's spouse involved his wife in the Hizb ut-Tahrir activity himself,"
the source said.

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