Ex-China Business Adviser Jailed for Treason by Uzbekistan Court
- Former diplomat Yusupov sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
- Human Rights Watch says Yusupov was subjected to torture
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A former diplomat who advised an Uzbek-Chinese trade association was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after a secretive trial in Uzbekistan on Thursday.
Kadyr Yusupov, 67, was convicted of treason in a closed-door military court in the capital, Tashkent, his son Temur Yusupov said by phone. The former head of Uzbekistan’s mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe was subjected to psychological torture and threats of violence against him and his family if he didn’t confess guilt, according to Human Rights Watch.