The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has acquitted 161 more citizens who were prosecuted between 1920 and 1934 for participating in movements against Soviet rule. The decision was announced during open court hearings on May 6, 2026.

This rehabilitation process is part of a presidential decree issued on October 8, 2020, titled “On additional measures for deeper study of the legacy and perpetuation of the memory of victims of repression.” A national working group has been established, and experts have gained access to archival materials from various ministries and agencies. Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has rehabilitated a total of 1,236 individuals who suffered repression during the Soviet era.

The latest ruling covers cases where citizens were convicted by special departments and “troikas” under the plenipotentiary representations of the OGPU in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The accused were charged with providing material aid to insurgent movements, forming armed groups, organizing anti-Soviet uprisings, and engaging in counter-revolutionary activities.

After reviewing materials from eight criminal cases, the court concluded that acquittals were warranted under Article 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Notably, exactly two years earlier, on May 6, 2024, a similar ruling acquitted 198 individuals convicted between 1930 and 1938.

Source: podrobno.uz