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According to human rights organizations, the Turkmen opposition leader Azat Isakov, who disappeared in Russia on November 20, was illegally extradited to Turkmenistan. The human rights organizations “Memorial” and the “Turkmen Helsinki Foundation” reported details of the activities and circumstances of the disappearance of Azat Isakov, who, according to the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs, voluntarily flew to Turkmenistan. Human rights activists note that Isakov could not fly home in the absence of a lost passport and regular flights.

According to human rights organizations, the oppositionist was illegally extradited to Turkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world.

The letter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not explain how Isakov could fly home in the absence of a lost passport and regular flights. His acquaintances believe that until recently he was seriously afraid of a forced return to his homeland, and there can be no talk of any voluntary return on an export special flight, according to a joint report by the Memorial Human Rights Center and the Turkmen Helsinki Foundation.