Supreme Court acquits a group of repression victims

Consistent efforts are being made to restore historical justice, identify compatriots who were unjustly accused during the authoritarian regime, whose property was confiscated, exiled and persecuted, and to vindicate their names.

On August 24, the Supreme Court heard a criminal case against 240 citizens of the Uzbek SSR and Kazakhstan SSR, who were accused of carrying out armed rebellion or counter-revolutionary actions against the Soviet government. It is said that in 1929-1931, according to the decisions of the special meeting of the Soviet-era “Tripartite Council”, they formed “rebelling” armed gangs in the territories of the present Republic of Karakalpakstan, Surkhandarya, Navoi, Samarkand and Kashkadarya regions.

In connection with this case, the deputy prosecutor-general submitted requests to restore the deadline for submitting an appeal protest to the Supreme Court Criminal Trial Panel, as well as protests in the appellate procedure.

At the open court session, these petitions and protests were considered and satisfied, and based on Article 83 of the Criminal Procedural Code, acquittal was issued by the appellate instance of the Supreme Court Criminal Trial Panel against 240 persons.

The list of victims of repression who were rehabilitated and acquitted by the judgment of the Supreme Court is presented in the report.