After the completion of the parties' arguments and the defendants' final statements, the court retired to the deliberation room. As expected, the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court was left unchanged.
Thus, all defendants were found not guilty.
Photo from the internet. Defendants in the Kempiir-Abad case
The list of defendants includes Mambetjunus Abylov, Aydanbek Akmatov, Nurlan Asanbekov, Akylbek Aitbaev, Azimbek Beknazarov, Marat Bayazov, Erlan Bekchoro uulu, Aibek Buzurmankulov, Atae Beyshenbek uulu, Ravshan Zheenbekov, Gulnara Dzhurabaeva, Chyngyz Kaparov, Rita Karasartova, Zhenish Moldokmatov, Ulukbek Mamatayev, Temir Makhmudov, Talaybek Mademinov, Klara Sooronkulova, Perizat Suranova, Asie Sasykbaeva, Ilgiz Saryldyk uulu (also known as Ilgiz Shamenov), and Shabdan Ali.
We remind you that on October 22, 2022, a committee was formed to support the Kempiir-Abad reservoir, which included activists, deputies, and politicians. Mass arrests began on October 23, resulting in 27 people being detained on charges of preparing mass riots.
On June 10 of this year, prosecutors demanded a 10-year prison sentence for all defendants under the article "Mass Riots," 15 years under the article "Seizure of Power," and in the case of cumulative sentences — 20 years with confiscation of property.
On June 14, the district court acquitted all defendants due to lack of evidence of a crime. The prosecution appealed this decision to the Bishkek City Court.
It is worth noting that some materials of the case were classified, and the defense did not have full access to them. Now, the appellate instance effectively closes the case, upholding the acquittal.
