Yusupov, Bairamali
Who, Why and How exiled: Yusupov was expelled from university in Samarkand for his independent Muslim religious convictions in 2000 (Amnesty International, 2006). He had been questioned several times by law enforcement officers about his alleged involvement in extremist Islamic organizations, and had decided to leave Uzbekistan and flee to Russia after he was allegedly beaten by security service agents who tried to force him to confess that he planned to set up a theocratic state (Amnesty International, 2006).
Stage 1 details (accusations/ charges/ Interpol notice/ extradition requests): He had been questioned several times by law enforcement officers about his alleged involvement in extremist Islamic organizations and had decided to leave Uzbekistan and flee to Russia after he was allegedly beaten by security service agents who tried to force him to confess that he planned to set up a theocratic state (Amnesty International, 2006).
Stage 2 details (arrest/ detention/ extradition): Yusupov was faced with an extradition order from Uzbekistan, where he was wanted by the authorities for "attempting to overthrow the constitutional order" (Amnesty International, 2007). He had applied for asylum in Russia on 16 August 2005, fearing torture and an unfair trial in Uzbekistan, but was detained on 31 August (Amnesty International, 2007). On the 20 April 2006, his appeal against the Russian General Prosecutor’s decision to extradite him was rejected by a regional court in the Siberian town of Tiumen (Amnesty International, 2006). The court’s rejection was based on a statement by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that Bairamali Yusupov’s civil rights would be protected in Uzbekistan (Amnesty International, 2006). However, Yusupov was later released on October 6 2006, as a result of a court ruling in favour of his complaint against the extradition order (Amnesty International, 2007).
Current status: Assumed to be living free in Russia having had his extradition denied.
Press sources: Amnesty International. (2006). Europe and Central Asia Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns in the Region January -- June 2006.Available: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/76000/eur010172006en.pdf. Last accessed 16th April 2018. Amnesty International. (2007). Europe and Central Asia: Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns in the Region: July- December 2006.Available: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/64000/eur010012007en.pdf. Last accessed 16th April 2016.