Court softens sentence of Rayhon cafe chain founder Odilkhon Ismoilov — punishment made suspended, he is released in the courtroom
On 12 October, the Namangan regional court heard the appeal against the verdict of Odilkhon Ismoilov, founder of the Rayhon cafe chain, who had been sentenced on 13 July 2026 to eight years of imprisonment. The punishment under the article on embezzlement through appropriation or squandering was left unchanged, but under Article 72 of the Criminal Code it was made suspended with a three-year probation period. After the ruling was announced, Ismoilov was released from custody in the courtroom.
Otabek Yusupov