Widow of a human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov, who died in July 2020 in prison colony No. 47, Khadicha Askarova, entered into the right to inherit the house. Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Center informed 24.kg news agency.
According to lawyers, the housing located in Bazar-Korgon was the subject of disputes and could be confiscated. Khadicha Askarova has become a full-fledged heir and has gone through the registration procedure. Officials issued the necessary documents. The arrest from the house was also lifted.
Azimzhan Askarov died in hospital of the prison colony No. 47 on July 25, 2020. According to the conclusion of the medical examination, his death was caused by acute respiratory failure.
The criminal investigation into the death of the human rights activist was resumed in September 2021. First, the State Penitentiary Service conducted the investigation, and then the case was sent to the State Committee for National Security.
