The court decision concerns a case involving the reposting of publications by the Kloop outlet. As human rights defender Rita Karasarova, Director of the NGO Institute for Public Analysis, reported, the sentence was delivered by Judge B. Alibaev.
Defense Position and Case Details
The human rights defender criticized the verdict, pointing out that the prosecution was built exclusively on the findings of a linguistic expertise. According to her, expert Taalaibek Abdykozhoev exceeded his competence while answering questions, touching upon legal aspects that should only be evaluated by the court.
"The court reached its decision relying on the conclusion of a linguistic expert. There is no other evidence"
Karasarova also questioned the reliability of the social media evidence. She noted that Moldaliev's personal page contains no Kloop publications that he is accused of, and his phone had previously been seized by police officers.
Context
Baktybek Moldaliev was detained on May 8, 2026, after being summoned for interrogation. Initially, he was suspected of inciting mass riots (Part 3 of Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic), but the charge was later reclassified to Part 1 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The convict's wife, Elvira Zhusupova, stated that the man intends to appeal the sentence in the Bishkek City Court.
