Tajkistan, Law-order

14:31, february 9, 2015

Jailed Tajik businessman demands open trail of new charges brought against him

A jailed Tajik businessman, Zayd Saidov, reportedly demands an open trail of new charges brought against him.

17:22, february 6, 2015

Tajiks serving in Russian army will not be faced with the threat of criminal punishment

Tajik nationals, who have officially joined the Russian Armed Forces on a contractual basis and are serving in the so-called “hot spot,” will not be liable to criminal punishment, stipulated by

15:19, february 4, 2015

Kulob prosecutor’s office denies report about beating of waiter by Russian officer

KULOB, February 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chief prosecutor in Kulob, Fathiddin Zuhurov, has denied the report that a Russian officer beat a waiter at one of local restaurants as absolutely

09:53, february 4, 2015

Turkish authorities reportedly release Group 24 leader

Umarali Quvvatov, the leader of the Tajik opposition organization Group 24, has reportedly been freed from the Istanbul detention facility.

17:20, february 2, 2015

Russian officer charged with beating waiter in Kulob

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutors in Tajikistan have charged a Russian officer they say beat a man near the 201st military base''s unit in the southern city of Kulob.

17:11, february 2, 2015

Trial of 13 alleged members of Jamaat Ansarullah starts in Khujand

KHUJAND, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The trial of twelve alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist group Jamaat Ansarullah has begun in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

13:13, february 1, 2015

Leader of the organization Youth for Revival of Tajikistan is already n Dushanbe, says prosecutor

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The leader of the organization Youth for Revival of Tajikistan, Maqsoud Ibrohimov, has been arrested and he is currently being held in one of detention

12:54, february 1, 2015

Yoqub Salimov will be one more year in jail, say Tajik prosecutor-general’s office representatives

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Since ex-Interior Minister Yoqub Salimov was granted the partial amnesty, he will be nearly one more year in jail, representatives of the

10:09, january 26, 2015

Two police investigators face bribe-taking charge

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against two investigators from the Interior Ministry’s

09:54, january 26, 2015

Chief military recruitment officer arrested for alleged bribe-taking

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The chief military recruitment officer in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, Mamasharif Roziqov, has been arrested for alleged bribe-taking.

09:30, january 26, 2015

Matricide detained in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – A matricide has been detained in the Asht district, Sughd province. According to the Interior Ministry’s website, resident of the Asht district, A.O.

10:30, january 21, 2015

New case against Jailed Tajik businessman sent to court

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports a new criminal case against a jailed Tajik opposition businessman has been sent to a court in Dushanbe.

15:27, january 16, 2015

Tajikistan seeks extradition of Umarali Quvvatov from Turkey

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2015, Asia-Plus - The Tajik law enforcement authorities have asked the Turkish Government to extradite Tajik fugitive businessman Umarali Quvvatov, who heads the Tajik

15:55, january 13, 2015

Shuhrat Qudratov gets jail term of nine years

The Dushanbe city court sentenced Shuhrat Qudratov, who was one of defense lawyers for the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, to nine years in prison on January 13.

14:09, january 12, 2015

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan formally labels the Salafi group as an extremist organization

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has formally labeled the Salafi group as an extremist organization.

13:25, january 12, 2015

Number of extremism-related criminal cases increases, says the Supreme Court head

Dushanbe, January 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The number of extremism-related cases has reportedly increased in Tajikistan.

16:48, january 7, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 11-year sentence for Shuhrat Qudratov

A prosecutor in the trial of Shuhrat Qudratov, who was one of defense lawyers for the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, asked the Dushanbe city court to sentence Shuhrat Qudratov to an 11-year prison

11:20, january 6, 2015

Court decides to confiscate $22,000 found in Qudratov’s apartment

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has decided to confiscate 22,000 U.S. dollars found in an apartment of Shuhrat Qudrtatov in favor of Ms.

09:55, january 6, 2015

Tajik customs officers seize a large consignment of ferula at the border crossing in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik customs officers have reportedly seized a large consignment of ferula at the Kokul border crossing point (BPC) on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

16:08, january 5, 2015

‘Tajik courts last year passed 21 acquittals and five life sentences,’ says the Council of Judge hea

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- in 2014, Tajik courts passed 21 acquittals and five life sentences, Zafar Azizzoda, the head of the Council of Justice (Shuroi Adliya) announced at a news

09:44, december 26, 2014

Shuhrat Qudratov partially admits his guilt

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov, who was arrested for allegedly taking bribe from his client for one of judges of a court in Dushanbe, yesterday admitted his guilt

16:33, december 22, 2014

Quvvatov reportedly detained for violation of rules of stay in Turkey

Tajik law enforcement authorities say Umarali Quvvatov has been detained in Istanbul for violation of rules of stay in Turkey.

11:08, december 22, 2014

Group 24 leader Umarali Quvvatov reportedly detained in Istanbul

Umarali Qavvatov, the leader of the Tajik opposition organization Group 24, was arrested in Istanbul on December 19.

09:54, december 15, 2014

Man with undeclared 172,987 USD detained at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national, A.S., was busted at the Dushanbe airport with a substantive amount of U.S.

09:07, december 15, 2014

Dushanbe court expected to start consideration of Shuhrat Qudratov’s case tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDP) leader Rahmatillo Zoyirov, who is representing the interests of Shuhrat Qudratov, one of the defense lawyers for the

10:27, december 12, 2014

Four members of Salafi group convicted in Qurghon Teppa

DUSHANBE, December 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports a court in Tajikistan has sentenced four men to prison after convicting them of being adherents of a banned branch of

13:02, december 11, 2014

Tajik man accused of recruiting militants for Syria released with fine

DUSHANBE, December 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik man accused of being a member of a gang that recruited young men to fight in Syria was released on December 10 after being ordered to pay a fine,

14:54, december 8, 2014

Dushanbe economic court head faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Rahim Sharifzoda, Chairman of the Dushanbe Economic Court, faces charge of bribe taking.

09:33, november 25, 2014

OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains government experts on anti-corruption pre-screening of legal acts

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – A three-day workshop on pre-screening legal acts to identify provisions that may be vague or contradictory and therefore encourage corruption started at the

14:14, november 24, 2014

Shuhrat Qudratov’s case moves to a court

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The case of Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense lawyer for the jailed Tajik businessman Zayd Saidov, has moved to a court Tajikistan’s Legal Consortium head