“The Conscience of Uzbek Justice”: Sergei Mayorov’s Fight Against a Legal System Built on Fear | Uzbek Forum for Human Rights

“The Conscience of Uzbek Justice”: Sergei Mayorov’s Fight Against a Legal System Built on Fear | Uzbek Forum for Human Rights

In most countries, the courtroom is a place where truth is uncovered and justice is served. In Uzbekistan, according to veteran criminal defense lawyer, Sergei Mayorov, it is a place where justice is merely performative and masks its very absence —verdicts are often written long before the trial even begins. Mayorov, speaking in a rare and revealing interview with UzNews titled “Адвокат дьявола: совесть узбекского правосудия” (“The Devil’s Advoc…