According to the decision of the Court, Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva was pledged guilty in for committing such crimes as blackmail, robbery, embezzlement through appropriation and misapplication, fraud, evasion from tax payments, violation of trade rules and land tenure conditions, functional forgery, arbitrariness, distribution of materials containing threat to public safety and order.

On March 6, 2007 Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva was convicted on combination of the Articles 165 part 3 clause «à», 167 part 3 clause «à», 168 part 2 clause «à», 184 part 2 clause «b», 189 part 3, 197, 209 part 1, 216, 228 part 2 clause «b», 228 part 3, 229, 244-1. part 3 clause «c» of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan to 8 years of imprisonment with the deprivation the right to take up any administrative and financially-liable positions within 3 years.

Since 7 July 2006 convicted Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva is serving a sentence in the colony of general regime. She has a right for health protection, including medical care outlined in the Criminal-Executive Code of Uzbekistan. For the term of sentence she have had so far, Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva contacted medical unit of the colony, where she was provided with necessary treatment in the outpatient setting and two times underwent in-patient treatment.

According to the medical examination conclusions made on August 11, 2007, the health condition of Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva is satisfactory and she is able to work.

During serving the punishment sentenced Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva in accordance with article 9 of the Criminal and Executive Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan used four times short and long-lasting meetings with her relatives.

Thus, on 19 July 2006 she had a short meeting with her nephew Mr. Gani Umurzakov, on August 10, 2006 ? long-lasting meeting (3 days) with her sister Ms. Mukharram Tajibayeva, January 9, 2007 ? short meeting with her daughter Ms. Makhliyokhon Tajibayeva, August 10, 2007 ? short meeting with her younger brother Mr. Rasul Tajibayev.

In accordance with written request by Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva, lawyer Ms. Dilafruz Nurmanova visited her on July 13, 2006. Afterwards she never requested such visit.

Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva regularly receives parcels and packets from relatives (6 times), last time ? on June 28, 2007. She also receives and sends correspondents to and from relatives (34 times received and 46 times sent).

Abovementioned facts show that misinformation disseminated by some mass media and NGOs as if ?Ms. Mutabar Tajibayeva's health condition has deteriorated, there is no access to her by relatives? is based on unchecked information, bears tendentious nature. It is obvious that such actions are aimed at artificial discharging of the situation on around that issue and represent intentional attempts to damage the image of Uzbekistan on international arena?.

14 August 2007