
Hayit (Hayitov Mahmadali Rakhmonovich)
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Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
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Mahmadali Hayit is the Deputy head of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). A member of the party since 1992 and a member of its Supreme Council since 1999, he served as deputy chairman from 2007 until his arrest in September 2015. He was accused of plotting a coup and collaborating with General Nazarzoda, despite a lack of evidence. Following a closed trial, he was found guilty of numerous charges including terrorism, armed rebellion, and murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in a maximum security correctional facility.
Arrest Date
September 16, 2015