Andrei Zatoka's harsh five-year sentence for assault has been overturned and replaced with an undisclosed fine, marking the second time in three years the prominent Turkmen environmental activist has narrowly avoided going to prison for what he believes were trumped-up charges.
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Andrei Zatoka's harsh five-year sentence for assault has been overturned and replaced with an undisclosed fine, marking the second time in three years the prominent Turkmen environmental activist has narrowly avoided going to prison for what he believes were trumped-up charges.
A Prison Sentence is Replaced by a Fine for One Turkmen Environmentalist
An environmental activist sentenced to five years in prison in Turkmenistan was jailed on trumped-up charges, rights campaigners have said.
Bellona - The activist, Andrei Zatoka, was sentenced to five years in prison today for assault during a closed hearing in the city of Dashoguz in Northern Turkmenistan. The verdict was immediately deplored by international rights watchdogs.
Andrey Zatoka is sentenced to five years in prison in a miscarriage of justice in Dashovuz, Turkmenistan.
Peaceful demonstrators in front of the Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, DC on October 28, 2009
Human rights groups are calling for top-level Western and Russian diplomatic intervention to halt the politically motivated prosecution of an environmental activist in Turkmenistan.
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