Journalist Dilmurad Saidov, who was sentenced in 2009 to 12 years and 6 months of imprisonment for committing crimes contemplated by clause "a" of part 3 of Article 165, clause "b" part 2 of Article 228 and part 3 of Article 228 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, has been released, the Kashkadarya province criminal court said in a statement.
Open exit session of the Mirishkor District Criminal Court of the Kashkadarya province was held on February 3 in the penitentiary institution where Dilmurad Saidov was serving his sentence, the statement added.
The prison’s administration made a submission on early release of the journalist under clause "c" of Part 3 of Article 73 of the Criminal Code, which the court approved.
