On 11 October 2022, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev’s acquittal was overruled by the Issyk-Kul Regional Court. The Court had found Kamil Ruziev guilty and fined him with 80,000 soms (916.02 Euros). The human rights defender reported that journalists covering the trial were forbidden to take photos and video recordings were prohibited both at the trial and at the halls of the Court. The human rights defender has appealed the overruling of the acquittal to the Supreme Court and he is now waiting for the date of the trial.

On 12 August 2022, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev was acquitted by the Karakol City Court, in Karakol. The human rights defender was previously wrongly accused of forging documents under Article 359, Part 2, of the Criminal Code by the State Committee for National Security (GKNB). The human rights defender stated that the Court’s decision was based on a lack of sufficient evidence. The acquittal was appealed by the prosecutor and the case was submitted to the regional court.

On 29 May 2020, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev was detained outside of a courthouse in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. He was then interrogated and spent two days in detention, before being placed under two months’ house arrest on 31 May 2020 under charges of forgery.