Ignotas Sungaila, the lawyer of self-exiled Tajik opposition activist Sulaimon Davlatov, told RFE/RL on April 8 that a court in Lithuania had sent his client into pretrial arrest for two months on a charge related to an alleged violation of the Baltic nation's national security. Sungaila said he will appeal Davlatov's arrest. The 40-year-old Davlatov, who has lived in Lithuania for nine years, is known for his online criticism of Tajik authorities. In 2015, Davlatov, a former member of Group 24 and the Congress of Constructive Forces opposition movements, was detained in Finland at the request of Tajik authorities, but later released. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
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