A court in Uzbekistan convicted Russian citizen Yuri Korepanov of “high treason” and sentenced him to 16 years of imprisonment. The details of the charges are unknown because the hearings were closed to the public. Korepanov, 63, who was born in Russia, lived for 40 years in Uzbekistan, but in 2003, he obtained Russian citizenship and left for Russia. He often visited relatives in Uzbekistan and was arrested during one of his visits. Apparently, Uzbek authorities consider Korepanov an Uzbek citizen because he did not complete the formalities necessary to relinquish citizenship (only a citizen may be charged of “high treason”). Neither central Uzbek authorities nor the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the case.
http://lenta.ru/articles/2011/01/20/jail/
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