The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan acquitted the human rights activist Kamil Ruziev due to lack of evidence. Hearing to consider the cassation appeal of the activist’s lawyers took place on Tuesday at the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic.
According to Kamil Ruziev, the court’s decision was «unexpected» for him.
«It was really unexpected. International and human rights organizations, the Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan, civil society helped me. I am grateful to the people who provided support,» said Kamil Ruziev.
Earlier, representatives of the Coalition for Equality of Kyrgyzstan called on the authorities to drop the unfounded charges against the activist and uphold the acquittal that was handed down by the Karakol City Court in August 2022.
Employees of the State Committee for National Security detained the human rights activist on May 30, 2020 in Karakol. The court placed him under house arrest. Kamil Ruziev was accused of using a fake medical certificate. According to investigators, the human rights activist allegedly did this in order to extend the deadline for appealing against the decision of the Karakol City Court in one of the cases on which he worked. However, in 2021, the examination confirmed that the certificate was real.
