Tajkistan, Law-order

13:12, december 10, 2009

It’s impossible to eradicate corruption in Tajikistan, but we try to reduce it – F.Saidov says

Dushanbe. December 10.

11:45, december 10, 2009

Imperfect tax legislation provides breeding ground for corruption, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The head of the department for protection of entrepreneurs’ rights within the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management

20:07, december 9, 2009

Anticorruption agency’s corruption department to be upgraded into directorate

DUSHANBE, December 9, Asia-Plus -- The drug prevention department within the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption will be upgraded into the drug prevention directorate,

19:40, december 9, 2009

Corruption costs Tajikistan at more than 139.2 mln somoni since 2006

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eleven months of this year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has revealed 802 corruption-related crimes

16:40, december 9, 2009

Trial of alleged Jamaati Tabligh members starts in Dushanbe

The trial of 56 alleged followers of Jamaati Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, began in Dushanbe on December 8.

11:15, december 9, 2009

Conference to discuss corruption prevention ways takes place in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A conference to discuss ways to prevent corruption in Tajikistan is taking place in Dushanbe today, according to the UNDP Dushanbe Office.

12:00, december 5, 2009

Alleged killer of female entrepreneur from Vakhsh stands trial

QURGHON TEPPA, December 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into case of Dushanbe resident Daler Qosimov, who is suspected of having

11:15, december 4, 2009

One of managers of Qairoqqum HPP gets long jail terms for accident that hit the station in Jan 09

KHUJAND, December 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Chkalovsk city court yesterday completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against a group of managers of the Qairoqqum

13:56, december 3, 2009

Tajik citizen wins European court case against Russia

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus – The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than 18,000 euros ($27,000) in compensation to a Tajik citizen who was imprisoned in Russia

13:42, december 3, 2009

Jamoat head in Panj district faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

13:06, december 3, 2009

Alleged Afghan drug trafficker detained in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national detained in the border area of the Farkhor district, Khatlon province on the night of December 1-2 with a large amount of narcotics,

11:44, december 3, 2009

Two students detained in Khujand for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two students at the branch of Tajik Technical University in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd have been detained on suspicion of

11:59, december 2, 2009

Barqi Tojik’s deputy chief accountant detained on suspicion of embezzlement of state funds

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Amonullo Qayumov, the deputy chief accountant for Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) power holding, has been detained on suspicion of having

17:22, november 30, 2009

Corruption costs Tajikistan at some 56 mln somoni in Jan-Sept 09, says anticorruption agency chief

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a parliament hearing at the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Director of the Agency for State

20:26, november 26, 2009

4 cases instituted against parents prohibiting their children from attending school in Qumsangir

QURGHON Teppa, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, four criminal proceedings have been instituted against parents prohibiting their children from attending

19:16, november 26, 2009

Sughd regional court sentences IMU member to 25-year prison term

KHUJAND, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd regional court sentenced member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Bakhtiyor Jourayev, who is resident of Sughd’s Isfara district,

16:01, november 26, 2009

Khatlon drug control officer faces office abuse charge

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farrukh Hakimov, a chief investigator with the Khatlon counternarcotics directorate, faces charges of abuse of office and illegal detention,

16:21, november 25, 2009

Trial of two alleged IMU member starts in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of two residents of the Isfara district – Qudratullo Nematulloyev and Abdusami Nourmuhammadi – began in Sughd’s regional court in Khujand on

14:33, november 23, 2009

Sughd customs officers detain 4,000 tons of undeclared raw cotton

KHUJAND, November 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have warded off an attempt of illegal transportation of more than 4,000 tons of raw cotton to Kyrgyzstan.

18:35, november 20, 2009

Chinese national detained with contraband USD in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national was detained at the Khujand airport last Thursday (November 19) for carrying a large amount of contraband USD, according to the Sughd

17:22, november 20, 2009

Crime of baby selling committed in Khalton in 1998 solved recently

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Khatlon organized crime control police recently solved a crime of baby selling that was committed in the province in 1998 already.

11:30, november 20, 2009

OSCE Office conducts workshop on change management for law enforcement officials

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-supported workshop on change management related to fostering the launch of the police reform ended in Dushanbe on November 19, according to

11:59, november 19, 2009

Germany provides $100,000 worth of technical assistance to Tajik ministry of interior

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Germany has provided US$100,000 technical assistance to the Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:29, november 18, 2009

Five detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of robbing Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of persons have been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of having robbed Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of

11:59, november 18, 2009

Tajikistan lingers practically at the bottom of the 2009 CPI

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranked Tajikistan, with a score of 2.0, 158th among 180 countries. Kazakhstan (2.

20:15, november 16, 2009

Tajik police’s directorate to fight organized crime marks its 20th anniversary

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry directorate for combating organized crime marked its 20th anniversary on November 16, 2009.

13:06, november 10, 2009

Another resident of Isfara detained for alleged IMU membership

KHUJAND, November 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another resident of Sughd’s Isfara district has been detained on suspicion of having contacts with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

15:58, november 9, 2009

Large amount of hashish seized by police in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Vakhsh police department (Khatlon province) have seized a large amount of hashish, According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI),

19:49, november 4, 2009

Two alleged IMU female supporters detained in Sughd in two days

KHUJAND, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two women from Sughd’s Isfara district have been detained in two separate operations on suspicion of having contacts with the banned Islamic Movement of

18:47, october 29, 2009