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Melis Aspekov arrested and placed in pre-trial detention center

Activist Melis Aspekov was arrested again. Own sources informed 24.kg news agency.

Aspekov was detained by the police on Friday.

According to some reports, he was placed in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Bishkek by court decision.

On March 23, 2022, Melis Aspekov was found guilty of extortion and fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison.

Disagreeing with the verdict, he appealed the verdict in the Bishkek City Court. By the decision of the judicial board on July 5, 2022, the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court was upheld, but the term of imprisonment was reduced by one year and a final sentence of six years of imprisonment was imposed.

The activist was released from the prison colony on May 23 of this year under the presidential decree on the Pardon of Convicts.

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