Tajkistan, Law-order

09:38, december 23, 2011

Prosecutors resume investigation into physician’s death following detention by police

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutors have resumed investigation into death of the 33-year-old Khurshed Bobokalonov, the head of the admission department at Oncology Center

16:33, december 16, 2011

The murder of Bakhtiyor Rasoulov is a domestic homicide, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The murder of Bakhtiyor Rasoulov in St. Petersburg is a domestic homicide.

15:03, december 15, 2011

Tajikistan extradites two Kyrgyz suspects in official's murder

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have extradited two Kyrgyz citizens suspected in the killing of a top Kyrgyz official, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

11:56, december 15, 2011

Verdict against Tajik Railways head’s son to be reviewed

The board of the court of the Moscow oblast will review verdict passed on Rustam Hukumov, the son of the Tajik Railways head Amonullo Hukumov.

11:07, december 14, 2011

Iskandarov and Toshev will remain behinds bars

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has commented on statements by defense lawyer of Sadriddin Toshev and Mahmadruzi Iskandarov’s son.

09:23, december 14, 2011

Tajik native killed in Magnitogorsk

QURGHON TEPA, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ethnic Tajik Sayburhon Kirgizov who had Russian citizenship was shot to death at one of parking lots in the city of Magnitogorsk in the evening

17:18, december 13, 2011

Resident of Khujand arrested on suspicion of double killing

KHUJAND, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khujand resident Denis Martynov, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of killing his concubine Olga Saltanova and Ibrohim Salimov, according to the

16:58, december 13, 2011

Former deputy Isfara mayor faces land fraud charge

KHUJAND, December 13, 2011 Asia-Plus -- Former deputy Isfara mayor, Bahrom Boboyev, 53, faces the charge of land fraud, according to the Sughd police directorate.

10:25, december 13, 2011

Genetic testing confirms that man brutally killed in St. Petersburg is Tajik national

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A genetic examination has confirmed that a man brutally killed in St.

17:02, december 10, 2011

Corruption makes society illiterate and uneducated

Education sector is considered to be one of the most corrupt spheres in Tajikistan that may lead to degradation of society.

10:56, december 9, 2011

UNDP, DFID support efforts to reduce corruption risks in Dushanbe high schools

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UNDP Country Office in Tajikistan in cooperation with the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption and the Ministry of Education today

12:30, december 8, 2011

Police shut down drug den in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2011, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe police have shut down a drug den operating in Dushanbe. According to the Interior Ministry, police officers arrested a 31-year-old A.S.

10:14, december 8, 2011

Brutal murder of Tajik national taken under special control, says Russian police official

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- During his recent visit to St.

09:16, december 8, 2011

Tajik prosecutor refutes reports of prison hunger strike

DUSHANBE December 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A public prosecutor monitoring prisons in Tajikistan''s southern Khatlon province is refuting reports about an ongoing hunger strike by detainees at a

18:27, december 6, 2011

Prison inmate ends hunger strike

Human rights activist and lawyer Oynihol Bobonazarova visited Sadriddin Toshev in prison and persuaded him to end huger strike.

11:50, december 6, 2011

Tajik MP visits St. Petersburg to get acquainted with investigation into murder of Tajik national

Tajik parliamentarian departed for St. Petersburg today morning to get acquainted with the process of investigation into the brutal murder of Tajik national.

15:34, december 1, 2011

TI’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Tajikistan 152nd among 183 nations

DUSHANBE, December 1 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to Transparency International (TI)’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index released on December 1, corruption continues to plague too many

12:29, november 30, 2011

Drug peddler detained at Khujand airport

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Drug peddler has been detained at the Khujand airport.

17:34, november 29, 2011

Alleged terrorist to be extradited to Tajikistan from Russia

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russian media outlets report the Russian law enforcement authorities have agreed to extradite Zubaydullo Shoyev, 33, to Tajikistan.

17:24, november 28, 2011

Prisoner goes on hunger strike to demand amnesty

Former supporter of the mutinous Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev has gone on a hunger strike protesting violation of his right of being granted amnesty.

16:35, november 25, 2011

250 corruption-related crimes reported in Sughd in Jan-Sept 2011

KHUJAND, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 250 corruption-related and economic crimes have been reported in Sughd province over the first nine months of this year, which is twice as much

09:36, november 25, 2011

Rolkan Investment Ltd to appeal verdict passed on its pilots by Tajik court

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russia’s news agency, Interfax, has quoted Rolkan Investment Ltd CEO Sergey Poluyanov as saying that the company plans to appeal the verdict passed on its

17:01, november 22, 2011

Russian and Estonian pilots have been released by an appeal court ruling

Two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd, Captain Vladimir Sadovnichiy (Russian national) and Captain Aleksey Rudenko (citizen of Estonia), who were sentenced by the Qurghon Teppa city court to 8 ½

16:39, november 22, 2011

Khatlon regional court releases jailed pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd

Two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd, Captain Vladimir Sadovnichiy (Russian national) and Captain Aleksey Rudenko (citizen of Estonia), who were sentenced by the Qurghon Teppa city court to 8 ½ years

10:38, november 22, 2011

Khatlon prosecutor’s office asks for release of Russian-hired pilots

The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has sought the minimum jail terms for two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd.

17:02, november 21, 2011

Tajikistan to review case of Russian-hired pilots

The Khatlon regional court is expected to review the criminal case of two pilots working for Rolkan Investment Ltd, who were sentenced to 8 ½ years each by the Qurghon Teppa city court.

12:41, november 18, 2011

Former head of Orienbonk’s branch in Muminobod faces attempted murder charge

The trial of former head of the branch of Orienbonk in Muminobod district has started in the Supreme Court.

14:32, november 17, 2011

Part of pilots’ criminal case concerning Rolkan Investment Ltd CEO suspended month ago

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – A part of the criminal case of two pilots working for Rolkan Investment Ltd, which concerns the Rolkan Investment Ltd director general Sergey Poluyanov, was

09:57, november 17, 2011

Rolkan Investment Ltd reportedly intends to file lawsuit against Tajik authorities

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – Rolkan Investment Ltd, a private company domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, intends to file lawsuit against the Tajik authorities that arrested and

16:48, november 16, 2011