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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 5, 2001
Uzbekistan

The Czech Justice Ministry received official files...

The Czech Justice Ministry received official files from the judiciary bodies of Uzbekistan asking for Uzbek dissident Mukhammed Salikh's extradition

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The Czech Justice Ministry received official files from the judiciary bodies of Uzbekistan asking for Uzbek dissident Mukhammed Salikh's extradition.
In Uzbekistan he could face even death penalty, according to observers. Salikh had opposed Uzbek President Islam Karimov in the 1991 presidential elections.
Miroslava Kohoutova, his defence lawyer asked the court and state attorney's office to release her client from extradition custody.
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  • (Sources: CTK Business News, Wall Street Journal, 05/12/2001)