Tajkistan, Law-order

16:07, march 6, 2007

Tajik national returned from Guantanamo base gets long jail term

DUSHANBE, March 6, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in the Khatlon province has sentenced resident of the Kolkhozobod district Ibrohim Nasriddinov to 23 years in jail.

19:43, march 5, 2007

Researcher gets 3 years in jail for stealing cultural objects

DUSHANBE, March 5, Asia-Plus -- A court in the Shohmansour district of Dushanbe has sentenced Aleksandr Kulyomin, a junior researcher with the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, to

18:23, february 28, 2007

Prosecutor-general’s office to control investigation into shooting incident

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus - The Prosecutor-General’s Office has taken under its control an investigation into a shooting incident that took place outside the building of AgroInvestBonk’s

18:35, february 21, 2007

4,465 people amnestied northern Tajikistan under Independence Day amnesty law

KHUJAND, February 21, Asia-Plus - The results of implementation of an Independence Day amnesty law were discussed at a February 20 board meeting of the Sughd prosecutor’s office in Khujand.

15:48, february 21, 2007

Independence Day Amnesty concluded

6,731 people have been released under Tajikistanâ€™s amnesty law adopted on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Independence.

14:32, february 21, 2007

DPT jailed leader transferred to penal colony

DUSHANBE, February 21, Asia-Plus - The Democratic Party’s (DPT) jailed leader Mahmadruzi Iskandarov was transferred from the justice ministry-run pretrial detention facility to Dushanbe

15:26, february 20, 2007

Rahmonov urges to intensify fight against corruption

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov yesterday met with a group of law enforcement officers that had been appointed to high-ranking positions in police directorates in the

17:15, february 19, 2007

Kulob pensioner faces libel charge

KULOB, February 19, Asia-Plus - The Kulob regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against a 60-year-old resident of the village of Davlatobod in the Hamadoni district of

16:56, february 15, 2007

Corruption report shows that corruption affects all segments of society

QURGHON TEPPA, February 15, Asia-Plus - A presentation of a Report on Corruption in Tajikistan (A Public Opinion Survey) with participation of representatives from president’s executive office was

20:35, february 14, 2007

Uzbek national detained on suspicion of committing at least two killings

Citizen of Uzbekistan have been arrested in Tajikistan on suspicion of having committed at least two murders in Dushanbe. .

17:07, february 13, 2007

Young researcher faces charge of stealing cultural objects

DUSHANBE, February 13, Asia-Plus - A court in the Shohmansour district of Dushanbe is considering criminal proceedings instituted against a 30-year-old Aleksandr Kulyomin, junior researcher at the

13:56, february 13, 2007

One of passengers of detained car with more than 197 kilograms of drugs proves to be security officer

One of passengers of a car with some 197 kilograms of drugs that was detained in Varzob on February 11 proved to be officers of the national security service.

14:20, february 9, 2007

Dushanbe law enforcement authorities raid shops selling cell phones

Raids by the law enforcement authorities on 23 shops in Dushanbe selling cell phones led to confiscation of some 400 â€œgreyâ€ cell phones. 19 shops were closed down.

18:04, february 8, 2007

Capital customs directorate official faces fraud charge

DUSHANBE, February 8, Asia-Plus - Rahmatjon Hasanov, an official with the Dushanbe customs directorate, has been arrested on suspicion of having got money by fraud.

12:06, february 7, 2007

Three police officers detained for using torture

Three officers from the Dushanbe police directorate have been arrested on suspicion of having used torture to extort confession of from 15-year-old teenager.

20:00, january 31, 2007

Some 100 teenagers serve their sentences in minors’ penal colony in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 31, Asia-Plus - At present some 100 teenagers aged 14 to 18 are serving their sentences in a minors’ penal colony located in Dushanbe, deputy head of the penal system directorate

15:30, january 26, 2007

Corruption-prevention measures discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, January 26, Asia-Plus -- A scientific-practical conference on problems of preventing corruption in Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe today.

15:00, january 25, 2007

Justice ministry has not yet made decision on reregistering Freedom House, NDI in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, Asia-Plus - Justice Minister Bakhtiyor Khudoyorov told journalists in Dushanbe yesterday that 148 international organizations, including 45 established by Tajik citizens, have

13:03, january 25, 2007

6,687 released under amnesty, says justice minister

DUSHANBE, January 25, Asia-Plus - 6,687 people have been under Tajikistan’s amnesty law adopted last year on occasion of the 15 th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, Justice

15:19, january 19, 2007

14 Tajik customs officers detained last year for corruption

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus - In 2006, Tajik customs officers revealed 3,446 instances of violation of the country’s customs legislation, Nuriddin Mahmadov, deputy chief of Tajik Customs

20:10, january 18, 2007

Kidnapper sentenced to life in prison

DUSHANBE, January 18, Asia-Plus -- A 20-year-old resident of Hissor Nasim Qosimov has got life for kidnapping and brutally killing a 16-year-old teenager.

17:59, january 17, 2007

Results of joint survey on corruption in Tajikistan presented Wednesday

DUSHANBE, January 17, Asia-Plus -- Corruption has a range of negative effects on Tajikistan’s development.

12:53, january 17, 2007

Dushanbe prosecutor to toughen efforts against non-registration of crimes

DUSHANBE, January 17, Asia-Plus -- Last year, 36 deliberated killings were reported in Dushanbe; of them, 37 were solved, Dushanbe Prosecutor Qurbonali Muhabbatov said in an exclusive interview

11:30, january 17, 2007

Director of Dushanbe Technical College faces corruption charge

Dushanbe Technical College director has been detained on suspicion of having taken bribe.

16:49, january 16, 2007

Number of killings increases by 30 percent in 2006

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- In 2006, 11,223 crimes were reported in Tajikistan, which is 7 percent fewer than during 2005, Tajik chief prosecutor Bobojon Bobokhonov announced at a news

15:26, january 16, 2007

It is impossible to find trace of Emek Insaat even in Turkey, says Tajik judge

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- Lack of an agreement between Tajikistan and Turkey on fulfillment of court rulings hampers settlement of a dispute between the Dushanbe mayor’s office and

14:01, january 16, 2007

19 Tajik citizens extradited by Russian law enforcement authorities in 2006

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- Russia last year extradited 19 citizens of Tajikistan at the request of Tajik law enforcement authorities, Matluba Abdulloyeva, chairperson of the department for

19:45, january 15, 2007

Prosecutor’s office oversees and inspect anticorruption agency as well: chef prosecutor

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus - Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office will thoroughly support a new agency to fight corruption, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Tajik

19:30, january 15, 2007

Woman killed in Chkalovsk

KHUAJND, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern district of Bobojonghafurov Gholib Yusupov has been detained on suspicion of having committed murder in the northern city of Chkalovsk.

18:00, january 11, 2007

8,354residents of Kulob receive new Tajik passports

KULOB, January 11, Asia-Plus -- 8,354 residents of the city and the district of Kulob received new Tajik passports in 2006, Lieutenant-Colonel Nasreddin Qalandarov, chief of the Kulob department