The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek extended the arrest of Melis Aspekov, accused of preparing to organize mass riots. The court’s office reported.
The corresponding decision was made at the request of the investigator. The activist will be held in Bishkek pre-trial detention center 1.
On March 23 last year, Melis Aspekov was found guilty of extortion and fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison to be served in a general regime penal colony.
Disagreeing with the verdict, he appealed it to the Bishkek City Court. By the decision of the judicial panel on July 5, 2022, the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court was upheld, but the term of imprisonment was reduced by one year. The final sentence was imprisonment for six years.
The activist was released from the penal colony on May 23, 2023 under the presidential decree on «the Pardon of Convicts.»
