Tajkistan, Law-order

12:28, july 2, 2008

Crime rate reducing in Panjakent, says local prosecutor

PANJAKENT, July 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 112 crimes have been registered in the city of Panjakent (Sughd province), which is 63 cases fewer than in the

10:51, july 2, 2008

Case of alleged killers of Russian journalist moves to court

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Case of two Tajik nationals charged with killing of a TV Channel One reporter Ilyas Shurpayev has moved to Tajikistan’s Supreme Court, Asia-Plus has

17:15, july 1, 2008

Muminobod police official faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, Asia-Plus -- Rahmonali Kholov, the deputy chief of the police department in Khatlon’s Muminobod district, has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in bribery,

15:42, july 1, 2008

Two attempt to escape from Sughd prison, one of jailbreakers killed

Two inmates of the Khujand high-security penal colony attempted to escape today early in the morning. One of jailbreakers was killed while the other managed to escape.

14:19, july 1, 2008

Tursunzoda cattle thief faces killing charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have solved the cruel murder of shepherd in the Tursunzoda district, some 45 kilometers west of Dushanbe, according press service of the

20:22, june 28, 2008

CIS interior ministers discuss issues of combating illegal migration

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2008, Asia-Plus - A two-day session of the CIS council of interior ministers opened in Batumi, Georgia today. Ms.

14:24, june 26, 2008

Tajik law enforcement agencies put on alert

DUSHANBE, June 26, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the National Unity Day that is marked on June 27 the country’s law enforcement agencies have been put on alert, Asia-Plus ahs learned at the

13:44, june 26, 2008

Head of commission for order of observing traditions detained for bribery

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2006, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Tursunzoda commission for order of observing traditions, Akhtam Qosimov, has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in

11:13, june 26, 2008

Isfara tax inspectorate chief faces corruption charges

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The chief of the Isfara tax inspectorate chief, Abduqodir Qalandarov, has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in bribery and forgery.

13:52, june 25, 2008

Conference on corruption problems held in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2008, Asia-Plus – A scientific conference on corruption problems in Tajikistan was held in Khujand, Sughd province on June 24.

18:58, june 23, 2008

Musket-pistol dated 18th century confiscated from US national at customs checkpoint Nizhny Panj

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik customs officers have warded off an attempt of taking a musket-pistol dated 18th century out from Tajikistan to Afghanistan.

18:13, june 21, 2008

Shuroobod official faces chare of misappropriation of humanitarian aid

KULOB, June 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against Juma Fayzov, the acting head of mahalla (village organization) of the

15:20, june 19, 2008

Supreme Court sentences convicted extremist group activists

DUSHANBE, June 19, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against three activists of the religious extremism organization, the Islamic

12:40, june 18, 2008

CIS tax (financial) investigation services discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 18, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of interaction among tax (financial) entities in combating economic and tax crimes are a focus of the 10th session of the coordination

17:21, june 17, 2008

European court applies to Russian authorities over detention and extradition of DPT leader

DUSHANBE, June 17, Asia-Plus - The European Court of Human Rights has sent a letter to the Russian Government, asking to answer a number of questions concerning details of detention and

11:01, june 17, 2008

Supreme Court’s military board starts trial of three officers

DUSHANBE, June 17, Asia-Plus -- The trial of three officers of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), deployed in the Rasht Valley, began in the military board of

19:10, june 16, 2008

A group of Afghan nationals detained in Tajikistan fro gathering ferula

DUSHANBE, June 16, Asia-Plus -- Security officers jointly with border guards have detained a group of Afghan nationals that were involved in illegally gathering ferula in the territory of

11:49, june 16, 2008

Former border officer faces charges under 20 articles of Tajikistan’s penal code

KULOB, June 16, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into case of Bahrom Habibov, formerly chief of frontier post # 8 of the main border directorate within

14:35, june 13, 2008

Border officer convicted of killing

KHUJND, June 13, Asia-Plus -- A military in the Sughd province has sentenced the chief of the frontier post Punuk in Sughd’s Asht district, Senior Lieutenant Zavqibek Ashourov, to a long jail

11:35, june 12, 2008

DCA officers learn how to prevent corruption

DUSHANBE, June 12, Asia-Plus - A three-day seminar for officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) on preventing corruption started at the DCA head office in Dushanbe on June 11.

13:46, june 11, 2008

Kulob resident faces charge of dual killing

KULOB, June 11, Asia-Plus -- A dual killing was committed in Khatlon’s Kulob district on June 9.

18:54, june 10, 2008

Qurghon Teppa entrepreneur faces tax evasion charge

QURGHON TEPPA, June 10 Asia-Plus --Murod Ilyosov, an entrepreneur from Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province faces charge of tax evasion.

11:43, june 10, 2008

Four officials in Khuroson convicted on charges of bribery and abuse of office

QURGHON TEPPA, June 10, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khatlon’s Yovon district has sentenced four officials of Khatlon’s Khuroson district to long jail termsl.

11:20, june 10, 2008

Suhrob Langariyev and his confederates give confessional evidence: GKNB

DUSHANBE, June 10, Asia-Plus -- 423 kilograms of drugs, with the majority of them being raw opium and heroin, that were seized on the highway from Dushanbe to Khujand on May 11 belonged to the drug

18:55, june 9, 2008

GBAO justice directorate chief replaced

KHORG, June 9, Asia-Plus -- By justice minister’s order Ganjibek Muzaffarbekov, formerly Khorog military prosecutor, has been appointed to head the GBAO justice directorate, replacing

13:00, june 9, 2008

Chief accountant with Jabborrasulov district government faces embezzlement charge

DUSHANBE, June 9, Asia-Plus -- Homid Qosimov, a chief accountant with the Jabborrasulov district government, Sughd province has been detained on suspicion of having misappropriated state

21:38, june 7, 2008

Dushanbe cheat uses Soviet-time letterheads and seals for land allotment fraud

DUSHANBE, June 7, Asia-Plus -- Mahkam Jourayev, a chief forestry officer at the Dushanbe Victory Park, has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in unauthorized allotment of land

18:07, june 6, 2008

Farm head charged with misappropriation of farm’s diesel fuel

DUSHANBE, June 6, Asia-Plus -- Boboqul Abdulloyev, the head of the farming unit Istitqlol in Khatlon’s Jilikul district, is charged with misappropriation of 16,110 liters of diesel fuel belonging

17:50, june 6, 2008

Suspects in Russian journalist’s slaying to stand trial soon

Case of two Tajik nationals charged with killing of a TV Channel One reporter Ilyas Shurpayev will probably move to court in late June

10:19, june 6, 2008

Afghan prisoners ask President Rahmon to send them to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, June 6, Asia-Plus -- A group of Afghan prisoners serving their sentence in the prison of the city of Vahdat (20 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe) asked Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to