KHOROG, November 14, 2009, Asia-Plus  --  Eleven persons have been freed from the Khorog pretrial detention facility under the amnesty law.

Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus, Daler Muzofirshoyev, the chief of the investigation department within the GBAO prosecutor’s office, said that eleven inmates of the Khorog pretrial detention facility were released  under the amnesty law on November 12.

“The amnestied prisoners were convicted of hooliganism, thefts, storage of inconsiderable amount of narcotics not for sale, desertion, and use of force against police officers,” said Muzofirshoyev, “Among them is also Uzbek national Mavlouda Boboyeva, who was convicted of an attempt to illegally cross the Tajik-Afghan border.”

We will recall that President Emomali Rahmon in early October signed a decree that grants amnesty to an estimated 10,000 prisoners.  The amnesty pardons mainly convicts who were under 18 years when they committed their crimes, men and women over 55, and foreign nationals.  According to presidential press service, a special commission is reviewing all the cases to decide which prisoners will be granted an amnesty.