Tajkistan, Law-order

09:54, may 12, 2011

IRP activist sentenced over wedding video

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An Islamic Revival Party (IRP) member has been sentenced to five days in jail for refusing to give authorities a video of an Islamic wedding, Radio Liberty’s

09:49, may 12, 2011

Coordinating council of law enforcement agencies meets

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A regular meeting of the Coordinating Council of Law Enforcement Agencies of Tajikistan, presided over by Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda, took

10:02, may 6, 2011

Four of recaptured prison escapees sentenced to life in prison

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The news center of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan yesterday released report on sentences passed on seven men recaptured after a high-profile jailbreak in

09:39, may 5, 2011

Four jailed for life over Tajik jailbreak

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Tajikistan has jailed four men for life in connection with a mass jailbreak last August that left several prison guards dead, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

16:57, may 4, 2011

Supreme Court sentences nine jailbreak fugitives

One of them, Abdurasoul Mirzoyev, brother of ex-commander of Presidential Guards and ex-director of the Drug Control Agency Ghaffor Mirzoyev who was given a life sentence in 2006 on charges of

08:57, may 4, 2011

Case of murderer of three underage children moves to court

QURGHON TEPPA, May 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Qurghon Teppa prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into criminal case of local resident Firdavs Saidov, who is suspected of having brutally

08:39, april 27, 2011

260 corruption-related crimes reported in Tajikistan in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Fattoh Saidov told reporters on April 26 that according to findings by the

16:22, april 26, 2011

Some police officers do not have shame at all, says anticorruption agency chief

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some officers from law enforcement agencies who are dedicated to combat corruption are frequently involved in corruption themselves, Fattoh Saidov, the

15:30, april 26, 2011

11 activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir group convicted in Sughd

Among those sentenced to long jail terms are two Uzbek nationals.

14:28, april 23, 2011

60 corruption-related crimes reported in Sughd in Q1 2011

KHUJAND, April 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Khujand, chief of the office of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption for Sughd

10:24, april 22, 2011

Ministry of Justice to tighten control over execution of judicial decisions

DUHANBE, April 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Justice intends to tighten control over execution of judicial decisions.

15:39, april 21, 2011

Woman accused in attempted contract killing of her mother-in-law

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 24-year-old female entrepreneur from Dushanbe, M.T., has been charged with hiring someone to kill her mother-in-law.

16:44, april 19, 2011

Drug control officers seize large amount of heroin in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) have intercepted a large amount of heroin Dushanbe.

15:19, april 19, 2011

Ministry of Justice must tighten control over execution of judicial decisions, says HEC chairman

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus - The Ministry of Justice must tighten control over execution of judicial decisions in the country, Amirkhoja Ghoibnazarov, Chairman of Tajikistan’s High

18:36, april 18, 2011

Kyrgyz national detained with large amount of mercury in Sughd

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Kyrgyz national has reportedly been detained in the Tajik northern Sughd province for illegal trading in mercury.

18:25, april 16, 2011

Corruption in Tajik Ministry of Education was reportedly systematic in 2010

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe released the 2010-2011 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Tajikistan in both Tajik and Russian on the U.S.

17:18, april 15, 2011

Prison officers appeal against sentence passed on them

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The appeals court of the Supreme Court is currently considering appeals lodged by officers from the pretrial detention facility of the State Committee

17:50, april 14, 2011

Trial of former Tajik prosecutor-general's son continues

Fayzullo Bobokhonov is cahrged with large-scale extortion, abuse of office, fraud, preparation for crime and criminal attempt

18:12, april 13, 2011

Woman from Sughd sentenced to 9 years in prison for membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir

KHUJAND, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khujand sentenced Ms.

20:14, april 12, 2011

Moscow court reportedly permits Tajik tycoon’s extradition

The Moscow city court has permitted extradition of Nizomkhon Jourayev to Tajikistan to face charges of organization of illegal armed formation and other serious crimes.

17:48, april 12, 2011

Trial of former Tajik Prosecutor-General's son postponed

DUSHAHNBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The trial of Fayzullo Bobokhonov, the son of former Tajik Prosecutor-General, began in the Supreme Court on April 12.

17:14, april 12, 2011

Dushanbe prosecutor’s office to continue investigation into death of Safarali Sangov

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe prosecutor’s office will continue an investigation into the death Dushanbe resident Safarali Sangov, the first Deputy Prosecutor-General, Abduqodir

16:51, april 12, 2011

Interior ministry internal security department chief was killed, says deputy chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- the Prosecutor-General’s office has opened an investigation into the death Colonel Saydullo Pirov, chief of the internal security department within the

16:22, april 12, 2011

Tajikistan seeks arrest and extradition of Charoghi Rouz editor

The Charoghi Rouz editor Dodojon Atovulloyev, who is also leader of the Vatandor (Patriot) movement, is accused of defamation of the president of Tajikistan and public calls for violent change of

11:21, april 12, 2011

Three border guards detained on suspicion of drug pushing

They have reportedly sold 80 kilograms of hashish and 3 kilograms of heroin to store owner from Dushanbe for…US$300.

09:32, april 12, 2011

Kazakhstan demands Tajik probe of diplomat's beating

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan''s Foreign Ministry says an investigation has been launched into the beating of a Kazakh diplomat in Tajikistan, Radio Liberty’s Kazakh Service

12:49, april 11, 2011

Tajikistan to work out new law on police

Interior Minister Abdurahim Qahhorov has ordered to work out a new law on police, which is expected to use all positive international police-building experience.

18:20, april 6, 2011

ECHR throws out appeal by Russian authorities over Iskandarov’s case

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has thrown out an appeal by Russian authorities over Mahmadruzi Iskandarov’s case.

13:57, april 5, 2011

Prison officers convicted of negligence leading to jailbreak

Four prison officers have been sentenced to between two and 8½ years in prison for negligence that led to a mass jailbreak in Dushanbe in August 2010.

09:06, april 1, 2011