Tajkistan, Law-order

12:58, october 24, 2007

99 persons detained this year on suspicion of pandering and maintaining houses of prostitution

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 99 persons have been detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of pandering and maintaining houses of prostitution,

14:59, october 23, 2007

26 members of transnational criminal groups detained in joint operations carried out by Tajik and Russian MoIs this year

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- 10 joint operations carried out by Tajik and Russian interior ministries this year have led to the arrest of 26 members of transnational criminal groups

18:02, october 19, 2007

Anticorruption agency chief says some 3,500 tons of cement misappropriated at Sangtuda-1 project site

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus -- Inspection carried out by the Agency for State Financial Control And Combating Corruption at the Sangtuda-1 project site revealed that some 3,500 tons of

17:09, october 19, 2007

M&P top manager charged with bribe giving and tax evasion, says anticorruption agency chief

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - The Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings against Marouf Oripov, director general of the company M&P, which operates a chain of

14:38, october 19, 2007

Monthly wages of officers combating corruption fluctuate from $100 to $300

The anticorruption agency chief says that to ensure adequate fight against corruption it is necessary to raise wages of the anticorruption agency officers, who now receive from $100 to $300 per month.

16:36, october 17, 2007

Director of Rudaki poultry factory faces charge of illegal allotment of 43 ha of lands for housing

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 17 that the Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings

13:56, october 17, 2007

Orima top manager held in pretrial detention facility of GKNB: Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Oripov, director general of the company M&P, which operates a chain of supermarkets Orima in Tajikistan, is currently being held at the pretrial

13:43, october 12, 2007

Robber kills two underage girls in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 12, Asia-Plus -- A robber broke into the residence of Mahkamov in the Kistakuz settlement, Sughd province yesterday, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said.

10:24, october 11, 2007

Over 20 kilos of heroin seized at Khujand airport yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 11, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers at the Khujand airport have warded off an attempt by drug courier to transport more than 20 kilograms of heroin to the Russian Federation,

10:30, october 10, 2007

Complainant hopes for results of results of linguistic examination

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Linguistic examination of an article critical of a Tajik singer Raihona Rahimova made by the Institute of [Tajik] Language and Literature of the Academy of

15:45, october 9, 2007

Trial of three female reporters for Tajik tabloid newspaper was adjourned as complainant did not come

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The trial of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza (Rumors) was expected to begin in a court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi

12:42, october 9, 2007

CIS chief prosecutors gather in Armenia to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The Armenian capital city of Yerevan has hosted a session of the coordination council of the CIS chief prosecutors.

12:23, october 9, 2007

Police officer charged with drug trafficking granted partial amnesty

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Captain Sharif Tourayev has got a long term of jail for drug trafficking and polygamy.

10:15, october 9, 2007

Trial of three female reporters for Tajik tabloid newspaper expected to start today

The trial of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza, charged with defamation and insult, is expected to begin in a court of Dushanbeâ€™s Firdavsi district today.

13:20, october 1, 2007

Border officer faces office abuse and misappropriation charges

KULOB, October 1, Asia-Plus -- Colonel Bahriddin Mouminjonov, the former chief of border unit 2135 deployed in the Kulob region of Khatlon, was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of

11:40, september 29, 2007

Accomplice to murder of Muhiddin Olimpour gets long jail term

DUSHANBE, September 29, Asia-Plus -- Aslan Usmonov, charged with being involved in murder of known Tajik culture figure and journalists Muhiddin Olimpour, has got a jail term of 15

11:03, september 29, 2007

Case of criminal ring, charged with numerous killings, moves to court

DUSHANBE, September 29, Asia-Plus -- The Prosecutor-General’s Office has completed investigation into case of three members of organized criminal grouping, charged with numerous

14:28, september 28, 2007

Tajikistan at 150 of Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

Along with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Azerbaijan Tajikistan with 2.1 scores has been ranked 150th in the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.

14:35, september 26, 2007

Two residents of Farkhor arrested for minor’s rape

KULOB, September 26, Asia-Plus — Two residents of the Farkhor district, Kenja Shamsiddinov and Otajon Qurbonov, have been arrested on suspicion of having raped a 15-year-old girl.

15:21, september 24, 2007

Case of alleged accomplice to murder of Muhiddin Olimpour goes on trial in the Supreme Court

DUSHANBE, September 23, Asia-Plus — The trial of Aslan Usmonov, who is suspected of being involved in killing of known Tajik culture figure and journalists Muhiddin Olimpour, began in the

14:58, september 19, 2007

Officer of court in Khuroson faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, September 19, Asia-Plus — Officers from the Khatlon directorate of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption have arrested Toura Sunnatov, an officer of a court in

18:50, september 14, 2007

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office complete investigation into case of member of transnational drug-trafficking ring

DUSHANBE, September 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office has completed investigation into case of Gulmahmad Rajabzoda, who is suspected to be member of transnational drug-trafficking

19:09, september 6, 2007

Consideration of Tajik pyramid-scheme case continues

The Supreme Court today started consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Alisher Nazarov, who is charged with having been involved in the so called Tajik pyramid-scheme case.

14:39, september 6, 2007

We are prosecuted for critics that is in contrary to the basic law, says Ovoza reporters

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against two other female reporters from the tabloid newspaper

17:33, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

16:28, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

12:16, september 5, 2007

Female reporter from the tabloid newspaper faces charges under three articles of Criminal Code

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against Muhayo Nozimova, female reporter from the tabloid

10:15, september 4, 2007

Head of land committee in Khuroson district detained for bribery

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus -- The head of the land committee in the Khuroson district, Khatlon, has been detained for bribery.

17:55, august 30, 2007

Uzbek national get life term for killings and robberies committed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 30, Asia-Plus — Uzbek national Sherali Ergashev has got a life term for killings and robberies committed in the territory of Tajikistan.

14:46, august 30, 2007

Trial of Uzbek national charged with a number of killings expected to conclude today

DUSHANBE, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Supreme Court is supposed to complete consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Uzbek national Sherali Ergashev today.