Tajkistan, Law-order

16:50, august 25, 2015

The court has sentenced daughters-in-law to a long imprisonment because of the killing their mother-

Khatlon Regional Court has sentenced two residents of Kubodien Khatlon region, to a long imprisonment

16:47, august 11, 2015

Zaid Saidov is sentenced for three more years

Today the court has made a decision on “economic” legal proceeding that was taken against Zaid Saidov

15:32, august 10, 2015

Emomali Rahmon signed new Law on “Citizenship”

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On 7 August, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed the laws that have earlier been adopted by Majlisi Namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the

18:56, august 8, 2015

Russian serviceman admits to killing Tajik taxi driver

Russian soldier has reportedly admitted to killing Tajik taxi driver.

09:33, august 5, 2015

Russian soldiers in Tajik murder trial

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports two Russian soldiers suspected in the killing of a Tajik taxi driver last year have gone on trial in the capital,

09:10, august 4, 2015

Brother claims suspect in Tajik opposition tycoon's slaying innocent

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Relatives of the main suspect in the killing of Tajik opposition tycoon Umarali Quvvatov in Turkey say he is innocent, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

10:30, august 3, 2015

Turkish prosecutor asks for life sentence for killer of Tajik opposition leader

Turkish prosecutor has asked for life sentence for killer of Tajik opposition leader Umarali Quvvatov, who was killed in Istanbul on March 5 this year.

10:04, august 3, 2015

Two Tajik nationals jailed in Uzbekistan fro extremism

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Two Tajik nationals have reportedly been jailed in Uzbekistan for extremism.

14:17, july 31, 2015

Financial loss revealed by the Accounts Chamber in HI 2015 estimated at TJS 85 million

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Financial loss revealed by the Accounts Chamber during the first half of this year has been estimated at 85 million somoni (TJS), which is 71 million somoni

11:13, july 31, 2015

No criminal proceedings instituted against IRP leader, says prosecutor

However, investigation into the legality of the privatization of the half-finished building of hospital with 500 beds in the Roudaki district is under way.

15:54, july 27, 2015

Crime leader gets jail term of 9½ years for drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province, has sentenced local crime leader Sherali Saidov, known under the nickname of “Sherchangol,” to 9½

09:58, july 27, 2015

Banking sector reportedly remains the most corrupt sphere in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has reportedly revealed 100 corrupt-related crimes in the country’s banking sector over the

15:06, july 23, 2015

Leader of Tajik opposition group sentenced not to 13 but to 17 years in jail

Leader of the Russian-registered organization “Youth for the Revival of Tajikistan” has been sentenced not to 13 years but to 17 years in prison.

11:44, july 21, 2015

Chinese national detained for an attempt to give a 3 million somoni bribe

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national In Suan-de (phonetically spelled), who is director of the Dushanbe-based limited liability company Sad Daryo (Hundred Rivers), has been

11:03, july 21, 2015

IRP activist gets jail term of five years

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – A court in the Hisor district sentenced the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jaloliddin Mahmoudov, who was the member of the Central Commission for

13:03, july 16, 2015

Leader of Tajik opposition organization reportedly sentenced to 13 years in prison

Leader of Tajik opposition organization has reportedly been sentenced to 13 years in prison.

13:15, july 15, 2015

Tajikistan’s Higher Economic Court rejects appeal by Tajik mobile phone operator

Tajikistan’s Higher Economic Court has reportedly rejected an appeal by Tajik mobile phone operator, Babilon-Mobile.

11:45, july 15, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 6 ½ - year sentence for election official from IRP

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – A prosecutor in the trial of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival Party (IRP),

13:00, july 13, 2015

Nobody has applied to me over early release of Yoqub Salimov, says the Supreme Court head

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Nobody has applied to me over the early release of Yoqub Salimov in connection with his disease, Shermuhammad Shohiyon, the head of the Supreme Court of

16:54, july 9, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 25-year sentence for a jailed Tajik tycoon

A prosecutor has asked a 25-year sentenced for Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov who had already been sentenced to 26 years in jail.

14:06, july 7, 2015

Trial of election official from the IRP postponed until July 8

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – The trial of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), which was

11:06, july 7, 2015

Criminal proceedings instituted against woman throwing her three children into Hisor Canal

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has instituted criminal proceedings against the 30-year-old woman from Khatlon’s Yovon district, P.A.

11:32, july 6, 2015

Tajik court issues first verdict for ISIL recruitment

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Ferghana News reported on July 4 that the first verdict for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) recruitment has been issued in Tajikistan.

12:37, july 2, 2015

Hisor court expected to begin considering case of election official from the IRP on July 7

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – A court in the Hisor district is expected to begin considering the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and

10:21, july 1, 2015

Senior investigator at the Norak prosecutor’s office faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – A senior investigator at the Norak prosecutor’s office faces bribery charge.

15:13, june 26, 2015

Over 10 percent of vetted 388 anticorruption officers reportedly dismissed

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More that 10 percent of vetted employees of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption have reportedly been dismissed.

15:07, june 18, 2015

Thirteen residents of Sughd convicted of being members of Salafi group

KHUJAND, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Thirteen residents of the northern province of Sughd have been convicted of being members of the outlawed Salafi group.

14:19, june 18, 2015

Case of an election official from the IRP moves to the Hisor district court

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Investigation into the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival

11:32, june 12, 2015

Official with president’s executive office faces charge of corruption

An official with president’s executive office has been arrested on suspicion of suspicion of corruption.

16:12, june 11, 2015

Case of an election official from the IRP moves to court

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Investigation into the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival