
Abdusamad Gayratov
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Abdusamad Gayratov, a graduate of the State University of Kulyab and entrepreneur, led the IRPT Kulyab branch until 2010 and served on the Supreme Political Council. In the 2010 parliamentary elections, Gayratov stood as the IRPT candidate for the lower chamber representing the Kulyab region. During this campaign and other occasions he was persecuted by the authorities using different means from administrative charges to attacks. On September 16, 2015, he was detained by the Tajik State National Security Committee (SNSC) officers at his home in Kulob. On June 2, 2016, along with 13 other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, Gayratov was found guilty and sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony.
Arrest Date
September 16, 2015
Sentence Length
14 years