DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Taghoinazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing and illegal possession of weapons.

The first deputy prosecutor of Dushanbe, Sayfiddin Sirojiddinov, told Asia-Plus on Saturday that Taghoinazar Solehov is suspected of having killed his relative, police officer Daler Fozilov.

According to him, criminal proceedings have been instituted against Taghoinazar Solehov under the provisions of two articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – Article 104 (murder) and Article 195 illegally bearing, possessing and acquiring weapons).