Tajkistan, Law-order

15:05, february 19, 2010

Judge from Qairoqqum court faces corruption charge

KHUNAD, February 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - The Sughd anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against a judge from the Qairoqqum city court, Ashour Rouziyev.

18:45, february 18, 2010

Two military personnel convicted in Sughd for bullying

KHUJAND, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of border unit # 2199 deployed in the Sughd province – Junior Sergeant Salim Yakhshibayev and private soldier Tojiddin Rasoulov – have

12:45, february 18, 2010

Some 1,000 crimes reported in Tajikistan in Jan 2010

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than 990 crimes were reported in Tajikistan in January 2010, which is 25.

16:05, february 17, 2010

Dushanbe court convicts 12 Hizb ut-Tahrir members, including two Uzbek nationals

Dushanbe city court has sentenced 12 Hizb ut-Tahrir members to various terms in prison.

17:42, february 16, 2010

Four IMU members from Isfara handed jail terms between 8 and 30 years

KHUJAND, February 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Four members of the cell of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in the Isfara district, Sughd province have been handed prison terms between 8

12:56, february 16, 2010

Sughd resident detained for killing his mother

KHUJAND, February 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - Resident of the city of Istaravshan in Sughd province has been detained for killing his mother.

22:17, february 13, 2010

Iranian national wanted by Iranian law enforcement authorities for fraud detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the migration service of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Tajikistan have detained an Iranian national, who has been wanted by Iranian

15:30, february 12, 2010

Former chief of customs control at Khujand airport gets jail term of 8 years

KHUJAND, February 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- former chief of the customs control at the Khujand airport, Colonel Musayam Qodirov, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

20:56, february 9, 2010

Tajik pop star maintains considers herself innocent of charges she faces

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik variety singer Farzona Khurshed, a member of Tajikistan’s known pop dynasty, consider herself innocent of charges she faces.

18:19, february 9, 2010

Khatlon resident convicted on extremism charge

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A 33-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Jilikul district, Mahmadsaid Mirzoyev, who reportedly underwent training at terrorist camps in Afghanistan, has

13:25, february 8, 2010

Tajikistan transfers prisoners to Afghan officials

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus – About 150 Afghans imprisoned in Tajikistan have been transferred to Afghan officials, RFE/RL''s Radio Free Afghanistan reported on February 6.

12:01, february 8, 2010

538 crimes committed by women in Sughd in 2009

KHUJAND, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 538 crimes were committed by women in the Sughd province last year, according to the Sughd committee for family and women’s affairs.

20:45, february 3, 2010

Investigation into case of alleged IMU activist starts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into the case of Idris Sattorov, alleged activist of the cell of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in Sughd’s Isfara district, has

19:49, february 3, 2010

Case of Sughd abductors remitted for further inquiry

KHUJAND, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The case of two members of criminal ring, suspected of abducting the son of known Khujand entrepreneur last August, has been remitted to the Chkalovsk

15:55, february 1, 2010

Prosecutor faces fraud charge

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An official with the Prosecutor-General’s Office fraud charge.

14:25, february 1, 2010

Two detained on suspicion of robbing Chinese national in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Obidjon Odilov, resident of the Tursuzoda district, and Suhrob Azamov, resident of the Roudaki district, have been detained on suspicion of robbing

13:37, january 29, 2010

32 crimes committed against foreigners in Tajikistan in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national Su Fanizin (phonetically spelled), who works with one of companies in Dushanbe, was robbed by unidentified persons in the Tajik

12:01, january 29, 2010

Judge at Dushanbe court reportedly caught in bribe taking

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Nouriddinov, a judge at the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, has reputedly been caught in bribe taking.

18:11, january 28, 2010

Kazakhstan extradites alleged IMU activist to Tajikistan

KHUJAND, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan authorities have extradited the 39 year-old resident of Sughd’s Isfara district, Idris Sattorov, who is suspected of being member of the Islamic

16:05, january 27, 2010

Ten Hizb ut-Tahrir members handed jail terms between 8½ and 15½ years in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Another ten members of the outlawed extremist religious Hizb ut-Tahrir organization in the northern Sughd province have got long jail terms.

12:15, january 27, 2010

Anticorruption agency investigates case of former chief of Tajik national airline

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption is investigating the case of former chief of Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air,

12:01, january 27, 2010

Deputy chairman of Roudaki district faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Said Boboazimov, deputy chairman of the Roudaki district, faces corruption charge.

11:46, january 27, 2010

Corruption costs Tajikistan at 70.5 mln somoni in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Fattoh Saidov

17:27, january 26, 2010

Head of Sughd society of disabled persons faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

14:00, january 25, 2010

Head of Sughd society of disabled persons faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

19:15, january 23, 2010

Leader of Salafiya movement in Tajikistan gets jail term of seven years

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The court of Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced seven Salafis to jail terms from 5 to 7 years.

11:30, december 29, 2009

Four drug peddlers get long jail terms in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four drug peddlers have been instituted to long-term prison in northern Tajikistan.

19:34, december 28, 2009

Number of crime-involved students increasing in Kulob

KULOB, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Number of students who are involved in committing crimes is increasing in Khatlon’s Kulob zone.

20:07, december 24, 2009

Tajik traffic police reportedly find 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik traffic police have found 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, Mahmadali Zaydulloyev, the deputy chief of the Tajik traffic

14:59, december 24, 2009

Member of Hamadoni legislature faces hooliganism charge

KULOB, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Habibullo Odinayev, director of central bazaar in Khutlon’s Hamadoni