DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Resident of Dushanbe Jumaboy Sanginov, who had been member of Mullo-Abdullo’s militant group during the civil war in the country, was detained in Vahdat district on May 31 for crimes committed in the 1990s, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

The source at a MoI said that Sanginov was accused of participating in robbery-related assault on citizen N. Tabarov on May 4, 1996 and robbery-related assault on the resort Obi Garm on November 18, 1996.

Tajik prosecutors are continuing to investigate into crimes committed during the civil conflict in the country.  Thus, a 35-year-old resident of Nourobod district Muzaffar Nouriddinov, who was described as a member of illegal armed group of Fathullo Tojiddinov, also known as Eshoni Daroz, was arrested last month for a number crimes committed in 1990s. 

As it had been reported earlier, Mullo Abdullo, also known as Abdullo Rahimov, did not recognize the 1997 Peace Accord signed by Tajik government and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) representatives that ended the civil war in the country.  While the majority of the UTO fighters returned to civilian life or integrated with government troops, Mullo Abdullo was among those who refused to disarm.  Isolated armed skirmishes between former fighters and government troops continued to take place in Rasht Valley.  After his group was disbanded by government troops, Mullo Abdullo and a number of his supporters reportedly fled to Afghanistan and joined up with Taliban militants.  In the course of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan that began in 2001, Mullo Abdullo was reportedly arrested in southern Kandahar Province.