Blogger Emine Karamanova was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

Blogger Emine Karamanova was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

At the December 13 court session of the Tashkent Regional Criminal Court, the 7.5-year prison sentence of the lower court against Emine Karamanova (Lenara Miraakhmedova) was left unchanged.

The 47-year-old blogger was charged with articles 139 (Defamation), 140 (Insult) and 165 (Extortion) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 167 (Robbery by misappropriation) and Article 228 (Forgery of documents) of the Criminal Code imposed on the blogger by the investigative body were removed from his responsibility.

The victim of the extortion episode is an official of the Yangiyol district administration.

The blogger will serve his sentence in a penal colony.