According to participants in the court proceedings, the court granted the defense's request to soften the measure of restraint. However, it denied the other requests, including the motion to terminate the criminal case.
The lawyers had previously insisted on the complete termination of the criminal prosecution and the immediate release of their client.
It is worth noting that on October 10, 2024, the journalist was sentenced to six years in prison by the Lenin District Court of Bishkek. After that, the Bishkek City Court upheld the sentence, and the Supreme Court confirmed the decisions of the lower courts in February 2025.
Following these events, the defense filed a petition for a review of the case due to new circumstances. As a result, the Supreme Court decided to return the case for reconsideration to the district court.
International human rights organizations and representatives of the media community had previously called for a review of the sentence for the journalist.
Mahabat Tajibek kyzy is a well-known journalist and the head of the Temirov LIVE project, as well as the wife of investigative journalist Bolot Temirov. They worked together on anti-corruption investigations that garnered significant public attention. Bolot Temirov had previously been expelled from Kyrgyzstan and stripped of his citizenship.
