A ‘Disappeared’ Man in Turkmenistan Dies

Expand Turkmenistan's capital city Ashgabat. © 2015 Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (Wikimedia Commons) Most people have not heard of Begmurad Otuzov. His wife, son, and other relatives had not heard from – nor seen – him in more than 15 years, since his arrest in 2002 in Turkmenistan. Otuzov was one of more than 100 people who have disappeared in Turkmenistan’s prison system. He died last month. Otuzov, a veteran security official, was among dozens whom then-President Saparmurat Niyazov purged from the state security services and the military, apparently fearing their growing influence. Most were…

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