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06BISHKEK1409
2006-10-03 12:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bishkek
Cable title:
KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BISHKEK 001409
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT
REF: A. BISHKEK 1384
B. BISHKEK 1373
C. BISHKEK 1102
Classified By: Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BISHKEK 001409
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT
REF: A. BISHKEK 1384
B. BISHKEK 1373
C. BISHKEK 1102
Classified By: Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) UNHCR reps in Bishkek have told us that following the
release from custody of her daughter Gulmira Maksudova on
September 29 (Ref A),Yogdoroy Yuldasheva has re-appealed to
UNHCR to assist in resettling her other daughter, 14-year-old
Muyassaroy Yuldasheva, first to Germany under the
guardianship of Gulmira, and then expeditiously to the United
States to be reunited with her mother. (Note: Yogdoroy
Yuldasheva is the wife of Akramia founder Akram Yuldashev,
who is currently in prison in Uzbekistan. End note.)
Conflicting information about Yogdoroy's intentions, however,
is preventing UNHCR from following through on the request.
2. (C) The current request to resettle Muyassaroy to Germany
and the U.S. depends largely on the intentions -- and
ultimate place of residence -- of her mother, Yogdoroy.
Yogdoroy Yuldasheva currently resides in Boise, Idaho. Her
earlier request to UNHCR to assist in resettling Muyassaroy
(Ref C) was put on hold when UNHCR learned that Yogdoroy,
along with other Uzbek refugees, had plans to return to
Andijon, Uzbekistan (Ref B). Following Maksudova's release
on September 29, however, Yogdoroy told UNHCR that she
planned to remain in the United States and requested that
UNHCR proceed with the original plan to resettle Muyassaroy
first to Germany under the guardianship of Maksudova and then
immediately onward to the United States to be re-united with
her mother. It appears, however, that Yogdoroy has
separately told the International Rescue Committee Regional
Resettlement Director in Boise that her plan is, in fact, to
return to Uzbekistan. This conflicting information has
forced UNHCR to put a hold on Muyassaroy's case until further
confirmation is obtained regarding Yogdoroy's intentions to
move back to Andijon.
3. (C) UNHCR reps have told us that they are moving ahead
with plans to resettle Gulmira Maksudova and her infant
daughter to Germany, where Maksudova's husband resides. On
September 29, a Kyrgyz court in Osh released Maksudova, in
custody since July 19, after it acquitted her on weapons and
terrorism charges (Ref A). The court, however, has placed a
restriction on Maksudova's movements, pending the
prosecution's possible decision to appeal the acquittal
(which has to be made within ten days of the court's initial
ruling),and UNHCR is not confident that Maksudova will be
able to obtain an exit visa from the MFA to leave Kyrgyzstan.
UNHCR, nevertheless, confirmed that they will submit her
visa application, as well as her daughter's, to the German
Embassy.
4. (SBU) Post will continue to consult with UNHCR and the
International Rescue Committee and report additional findings
as needed.
YOVANOVITCH
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT
REF: A. BISHKEK 1384
B. BISHKEK 1373
C. BISHKEK 1102
Classified By: Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) UNHCR reps in Bishkek have told us that following the
release from custody of her daughter Gulmira Maksudova on
September 29 (Ref A),Yogdoroy Yuldasheva has re-appealed to
UNHCR to assist in resettling her other daughter, 14-year-old
Muyassaroy Yuldasheva, first to Germany under the
guardianship of Gulmira, and then expeditiously to the United
States to be reunited with her mother. (Note: Yogdoroy
Yuldasheva is the wife of Akramia founder Akram Yuldashev,
who is currently in prison in Uzbekistan. End note.)
Conflicting information about Yogdoroy's intentions, however,
is preventing UNHCR from following through on the request.
2. (C) The current request to resettle Muyassaroy to Germany
and the U.S. depends largely on the intentions -- and
ultimate place of residence -- of her mother, Yogdoroy.
Yogdoroy Yuldasheva currently resides in Boise, Idaho. Her
earlier request to UNHCR to assist in resettling Muyassaroy
(Ref C) was put on hold when UNHCR learned that Yogdoroy,
along with other Uzbek refugees, had plans to return to
Andijon, Uzbekistan (Ref B). Following Maksudova's release
on September 29, however, Yogdoroy told UNHCR that she
planned to remain in the United States and requested that
UNHCR proceed with the original plan to resettle Muyassaroy
first to Germany under the guardianship of Maksudova and then
immediately onward to the United States to be re-united with
her mother. It appears, however, that Yogdoroy has
separately told the International Rescue Committee Regional
Resettlement Director in Boise that her plan is, in fact, to
return to Uzbekistan. This conflicting information has
forced UNHCR to put a hold on Muyassaroy's case until further
confirmation is obtained regarding Yogdoroy's intentions to
move back to Andijon.
3. (C) UNHCR reps have told us that they are moving ahead
with plans to resettle Gulmira Maksudova and her infant
daughter to Germany, where Maksudova's husband resides. On
September 29, a Kyrgyz court in Osh released Maksudova, in
custody since July 19, after it acquitted her on weapons and
terrorism charges (Ref A). The court, however, has placed a
restriction on Maksudova's movements, pending the
prosecution's possible decision to appeal the acquittal
(which has to be made within ten days of the court's initial
ruling),and UNHCR is not confident that Maksudova will be
able to obtain an exit visa from the MFA to leave Kyrgyzstan.
UNHCR, nevertheless, confirmed that they will submit her
visa application, as well as her daughter's, to the German
Embassy.
4. (SBU) Post will continue to consult with UNHCR and the
International Rescue Committee and report additional findings
as needed.
YOVANOVITCH