He is accused of organizing "mass riots"
On February 13, the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek announced the verdict for 41-year-old Ernis Zheentaev, sentencing him to six years in prison. This information was reported by lawyer Nurbek Sydykov, as conveyed by the Azattyk agency.
Zheentaev was detained on November 10, 2025, due to his publications on Facebook.
Based on these publications, a criminal case was initiated under part 3 of Article 278 "mass riots" and Article 332 "storage of extremist materials" of the Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan.
A forensic linguistic examination conducted on the case materials confirmed the presence of calls for mass riots in his posts.
He is currently in the Bishkek detention center.
The lawyer plans to appeal the court's decision in the city court.
It should be noted that Ernis Zheentaev had worked for many years as a designer-layout artist in independent publications in Bishkek.
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