On what issues do prisoners turn to the Ombudsman?
The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) was approached by prisoner G.P. who is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regarding the provision of practical assistance in her treatment. The appeal was taken under control and sent to the regional representative of the Ombudsman in the Republic of Karakalpakstan Zhenisbay Shlymbetov for studying and taking appropriate measures.
It was established that the convicted G.P. found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, sentenced to 10 years in prison and assigned to serve the sentence in a general colony.
In the course of studying the appeal, the prisoner said that she had cancer, that she was being treated in a pre-trial detention center, but her health was deteriorating, and she asked for practical assistance in treatment in specialized medical institutions.
