Tajkistan, Law-order

10:45, august 26, 2009

Sughd economic courts say local businessman is obligated to repay his debt to Agorinvestbonk

KHUJAND, August 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd regional economic has said local entrepreneur is obligated to repay his debt to Agroinvestbonk.

13:36, august 24, 2009

Two killings reported in Sughd yesterday

KHUJAND, August 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two killings were reported in the northern Sughd province last Sunday.

10:59, august 19, 2009

Soldier sentenced to 3 years in prison for desertion

KHUJAND, August 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Private soldier Sobirjon Tursunov has been sentenced to three years in prison for desertion.

18:33, august 18, 2009

Joint board meeting o Tajik, Russian interior ministries opens in Kazan tomorrow

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus - A three-day joint board meeting of the Ministries of Interior of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation is opening in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s

18:08, august 18, 2009

Large amount of smuggled gasoline detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have detained nearly 5,000 liters of smuggled gasoline in the Bobojonghafurov district.

14:58, august 18, 2009

Trial of six alleged IMU activists starts in Khujand today

KHUJAND, August 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of six alleged activists of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is beginning in Sughd’s regional court in Khujand today.

14:17, august 17, 2009

Chief of medical service at one of military units in Khujand faces fraud charge

KHUJAND, August 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Sulaymon Nozipov, the chief of the medical service at military unit

18:38, august 12, 2009

Employee with Amonabonk’s branch accused of embezzling pension funds

KHUJAND, August 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

11:26, august 12, 2009

Employee with registry office in Asht demands TJS 200 for issuing birth certificate

KHUJAND, August 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

19:49, august 10, 2009

Five members of banned Islamic group get jail terms of three to six years

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Five members of the outlawed Islamic group, Jamaat ut-Tabligh (Conveying Group), have got jail terms of three to six years.

12:32, august 10, 2009

8-year-old girl raped and killed in Panjakent

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An eight-year-old girl was murdered in Sughd’s Panjakent district by her rapists, after she was raped.

17:36, august 8, 2009

Teacher at Khujand university faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Bisabohat Ismoilova, a lecturer with Khujand-based Tajik State University of law, Business and Politics, faces charge of bribery.

13:29, august 6, 2009

Konibodom Medical College head faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Medical College in the northern city of Konibodom, Mr.

10:15, july 30, 2009

124 women from Sughd convicted in H!09

KHUJAND, July 30, 2009, Asia-Plus /Mavlouda Rafiyeva/ -- Over the first six months of this year, courts in Sughd province have sentenced 980 people, including 124 women and 35 minors, to the

18:14, july 27, 2009

Recruitment officers found not guilty of extortion charge

KHUJAND, July 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the military registration and enlistment office in Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district have been found not guilty of the charge of

17:47, july 27, 2009

Deserting soldier gets a jail term of one year

KHUJAND, July 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Sughd’s Isfara district Umarali Akparov, who reportedly deserted in November 2007, has got a jail term of one year.

13:59, july 24, 2009

Sughd anticorruption directorate inspects 89 organizations in H109

KHUJAND, July 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2009, the Sughd anticorruption directorate has inspected 89 organizations, including 64 federally funded organizations and 25 dehqon

13:17, july 24, 2009

Police identify persons who robbed money transfer outlet in Qurghon Teppa in February this year

QURGHON Teppa, July 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon police have indentified persons who robbed the money transfer outlet of Eskhata Bank’s branch in Qurghon Teppa in February this year.

13:02, july 24, 2009

Head of jamoat in Yovon faces bribery charge

QURGHON TEPPA, July 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Obimuk jamoat in Khatlon’s Yovon district, Ashour Nazarov, faces bribe-taking charge.

10:15, july 23, 2009

Investigation into death of Dushanbe physician launched on charge of negligent murder

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into death of Khurshed Bobokalonov, the head of the admission department at the Republican Oncology Center within the Ministry of Health

18:55, july 22, 2009

Kulob residents gets jail term of 24 years for killing his nephew

KULOB, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 21-year old resident of the city of Kulob Sayfullo Oymahmadov has got a long jail term for killing his 17-year-old nephew Saidibrohim Majidov.

13:45, july 22, 2009

Khujand Medical College director faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against the Khujand Medical College director Abduaziz Fuzaylov on bribe-taking

12:09, july 22, 2009

Police officer detained for beating in Hamadoni district

KULOB, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The deputy Khatlon prosecutor in charge of the Kulob zone, Alfattoh Roziqov, told Asia-Plus today that Captain Abdusalom Kenjayev, a senior officer with the

12:19, july 21, 2009

Number of reported crimes increases in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, July 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2009, 198 crimes have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan, which is 16 cases, or 8.

11:01, july 21, 2009

13 MoD officers reportedly get involved in corruption crimes in Sughd in H109

KHUJAND, July 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Khujand, the Sughd anticorruption directorate chief Jumanazar Rahmatov revealed on July 20 that 117

17:00, july 20, 2009

Some 8,000 inmates currently being held in Tajik jails, justice minister says

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of June 30, 2009, some 8,000 inmates were held in jails in Tajikistan, Justice Minister Bakhtiyor Khudoyorov announced at a press conference in

10:29, july 20, 2009

Khatlon law enforcement authorities concerned over increase in juvenile crime rate

QURGHON TEPPA, July 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon law enforcement authorities are seriously concerned over increase in the juvenile crime rate.

10:42, july 18, 2009

Sughd resident gets long jail term for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, July 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A Khujand resident has got a long jail term for drug trafficking.

11:52, july 17, 2009

Two officers from anticorruption agency face bribery charges

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption have been detained on suspicion of having taken bribes and criminal

11:49, july 17, 2009

Corruption costs Tajikistan at 34.2 mln somoni in H109

DUSHANBE, July 16, 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