Tajkistan, Law-order

12:03, july 9, 2014

Russian authorities extradite wanted criminal to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Russian authorities have extradited to Tajikistan a wanted criminal in order for him to stand trial on charges of being involved in drug trafficking in

10:22, july 9, 2014

Official from Farkhor district faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Shirinbek Mahmoudov, the head of the department on investment and state-owned property management at the administration of the Farkhor district, Khatlon province

11:03, july 8, 2014

National Anti-Corruption Council meets in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Presided over by Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council is being held in Dushanbe today.

17:12, july 7, 2014

Asia-Plus begins paying TJS 30,000 to plaintiffs over article quoting Lenin’s criticism of the intel

DUSHANBE July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Newspaper Asia-Plus has begun paying 30,000 somoni (TJS) to three plaintiffs over an article quoting Lenin’s criticism of the intelligentsia.

13:25, july 6, 2014

Two officials from Vahdat Township arrested on suspicion of taking bribe

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two officials from Vahdat Township, some 17 kilometers of Dushanbe, have been arrest on suspicion of taking bribe, according to the Agency for State Financial

10:05, july 3, 2014

Lawyers hope to meet detained Tajik researcher

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Lawyers for detained Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov say they have been granted permission to meet with their client for the first time since his arrest,

09:39, july 3, 2014

Yoqub Salimov reportedly applies for parole

Former Interior Minister Yoqub Salimov, who has served his jail term in the pretrial detention facility of the Ministry of Justice since February 2003, has reportedly applied for early release on

09:35, july 3, 2014

New charges brought against controversial Tajik tycoon

Dushanbe, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- New charges have been officially brought against controversial Tajik tycoon, who fell from grace.

09:28, july 3, 2014

Senior police officer face large-scale corruption charge

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Head of the Control and Analytical Department at the Investigation Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, Lieutenant-Colonel Begmurod Ziyoyev, faces charge of

11:42, july 1, 2014

Female infanticide detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – A young women has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing her 6-year-old daughter.

15:00, june 26, 2014

Khatlon court invalidates transaction for sale of TojikAzot

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon Economic Court invalidated the transaction for the sale of TojikAzot, the fertilizer factory, which is located in the southern province of Khatlon,

13:23, june 26, 2014

Large amount of hashish and heroin seized in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – An operation by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA)’s office in Sughd has reportedly led to the seizure of a large amount of hashish and heroin in

15:14, june 24, 2014

Military recruitment officer from Sughd faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, June 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Military recruitment officer from the Bobojonghafourov district in the Sughd province, U.R., faces charge of fraud.

14:55, june 24, 2014

Nine punished after IRP leader pelted with tomatoes and eggs in Kulob

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – The interior Ministry reports that nine persons were punished in a case related to an attack against the chairman of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), Muhiddin

14:37, june 24, 2014

Interior ministry completes investigation into the recent rally outside the British Embassy

The Interior Ministry has reportedly completed investigation into the incident that took place outside the British Embassy in Dushanbe on June 10 and administrative action has been imposed upon five

09:42, june 24, 2014

Gardener at “Karatag” rest house arrested for maintaining a house of prostitution

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – A gardener at the “Karatag” rest house (Tursunzoda district), Tuymurod Ghaniyev, 38, was arrested on June 21 on suspicion of maintaining a house of prostitution.

17:12, june 23, 2014

Three residents of Istaravshan got long jail terms for cruel murder

KHUJAND, June 23, 2014, Asia-Plus - Three residents of the northern city of Istaravshan will each spend more than twenty years behind bars for cruel murder of local young woman.

16:41, june 23, 2014

Nizomkhon Jourayev put on wanted persons list

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has issued a decision on putting Nizomkhon Jourayev on the list of wanted persons after he failed to appear for trial on murder and embezzlement charges.

16:30, june 22, 2014

Tajik interior minister gives news conference on cars stolen from Germany

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday June 21, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda gave a press conference in Dushanbe on cars stolen from Germany.

14:16, june 22, 2014

Two women from Khujand get long jail terms for human trafficking

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Two women form Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province – Nargizakhon Usmonkhojayeva, 33, and Manizha Rahimova, 27 – have got long jail terms for

11:24, june 20, 2014

Sergeant gets jail term of nine years for hazing

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – A military court in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province has sentenced a sergeant from military unit 2850 of the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State

14:59, june 19, 2014

Medic facing charge of bullying sentenced to nine years in prison

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – The court of the Dushanbe military garrison sentenced Usmon Ghayratov, medic of military unit 2026 of Tajik Border Troops facing charge of bullying, to nine

15:41, june 16, 2014

Prosecutor asks for 10-year sentence for medic facing charge of bullying

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – A prosecutor in the trial of Usmon Ghayratov, medic of military unit 2026 of Tajik Border Troops facing charge of bullying, asked the court of the Dushanbe

13:46, june 16, 2014

Resident of Sughd gets 12-year jail term for attempting to rape 8-year-old girl

KHUJAND, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The 21-year-old resident of the northern city of Konibodom, Rasoul Ergashev, has got a long jail term for attempting to rape the 8-year-old girl.

12:55, june 16, 2014

Tajik national put on Internet wanted list serves his jail term in Russia under assumed name

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The office of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Russia in Khakasiya and Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service have revealed that inmate of one of

10:40, june 16, 2014

Resident of Sughd suspected of illegally depriving teen of freedom

KHUJAND, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The 26-year-old resident of the northern Konibodom district, H.H.

15:21, june 12, 2014

Two detained in Kulob on suspicion of participating in attack on RIP leader

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – Two people have been detained in Kulob on suspicion of participating in a June 10 attack on the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, an official

09:42, june 12, 2014

Special groups set up to investigate attack on IRP leader and rally in front of British Embassy

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has ordered to set up special groups to investigate an attack on the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri

14:09, june 11, 2014

Davlatali Cholov’s case moves to curt

QURGHON TEPPA, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The case of Davlatali Cholov, who is charged with recruiting Tajik nationals for Syrian conflict, has moved to a court.

09:23, june 10, 2014

Medic facing charge of bullying admits his guilt partially

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – A court of the Dushanbe military garrison continued consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Usmon Ghayratov, medic of military unit 2026 of