Tajkistan, Law-order

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

18:38, june 5, 2008

Tax officer accused of service forgery

DUSHANBE, June 5, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Hasan Almatov, an inspector with the Hissor tax

12:17, june 5, 2008

Dushanbe police seize large amount of mercury report

DUSHANBE, June 5, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday June 4, officers from the Dushanbe police directorate seized some 6 kilograms of mercury, according to press service of the Ministry of Interior

18:52, june 4, 2008

Housing and communal services manager faces charges of fraud and bribery

DUSHANBE, June 4, Asia-Plus -- Zayniddin Sayfiddinov, former head of the housing and communal services directorate # 8 in Dushanbe’s Sino district, has been arrested on suspicion of having

11:46, june 4, 2008

Bokhtar prosecutor’s office probes into land legislation violations

QURGHON TEPPA, June 4, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of the year, a prosecutor’s office in Khatlon’s Borkhtar district has instituted 11 criminal proceedings on charges of unauthorized use of

15:46, may 31, 2008

Minivan driver charged with negligent murder of nine persons gets jail term of 10 years

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has sentenced to the minivan driver Qurbonali Ghiyosov, charged with negligent murder, to ten years in prison.

13:22, may 30, 2008

Case of former member of Muminobod legislature moves to court

QURGHON TEPPA, May 30, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into case of former member of the Muminobod legislature (Majlis), Sadullo Rahimov, and the

13:56, may 29, 2008

Active work of anticorruption agency has not yet been seen, says TI representative

DUSHANBE, May 29, Asia-Plus -- An active work of the anticorruption agency has not yet been seen in Tajikistan, Ms.

12:45, may 29, 2008

Tajik mass media quite active in coverage of corruption-related problems: expert

DUSHANBE, May 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s media are quite active in coverage of the corruption-related problems, Mr.

20:10, may 28, 2008

TI’s Global Corruption Report considers issues of corruption in water sector

DUSHANBE, May 28, Asia-Plus -- Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2008 considers issues related to water resources and use of them in the countries from all world regions.

15:13, may 28, 2008

Role of civil society in combating corruption discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 28, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar formally titled “Civil Society and Fight against Corruption” opened in Dushanbe today.

12:53, may 28, 2008

Former cotton ginnery director stand trial for not paying wages

QURGHON TEPPA, May 28, Asia-Plus -- A prosecutor’s office in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province has completed preliminary investigation into case of former director of the

18:31, may 26, 2008

Poultry farm head sentenced to 11 years in prison for illegal allotment

DUSHANBE, May 26, Asia-Plus -- Hasan Azizov, the head of the poultry farm in the Roudaki district, has got a jail term of 11 years for illegal allotment of the farm’s lands for housing.

15:45, may 26, 2008

Hizb ut-Tahrir activist convicted in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, May 26, Asia-Plus - The 29-year-old resident of Khujand Bakhtiyor Sattorov has got 10-year jail term for being member of the outlawed religious Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.

12:26, may 23, 2008

Sughd customs officers stop an attempt of gold wares smuggling

KHUJAND, May 23, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have stopped an attempt of smuggling a large amount of gold wares in the Konibodom district.

18:18, may 22, 2008

Sughd military court acquits soldier charged with desertion

KHUJAND, May 22, Asia-Plus -- The military court at the Khujand garrison has acquitted a soldier of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), who has been charged with

15:05, may 22, 2008

Bailiff detained for bribery

KHUAJND, May 22, Asia-Plus -- Umed Nourulloyev, a chief bailiff with a court in Sughd’s Ghonchi district, has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

15:07, may 21, 2008

Murder of 6-year-old boy solved

Two teenagers have been detained on suspicion of having killed the 6-year-old boy in Hissor.

18:19, may 20, 2008

Dushanbe customs officers destroy 3,650 kg of counterfeit perfumery

DUSHANBE, May 20, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 19, officers from the Dushanbe customs service yesterday destroyed 3,650 kilograms of counterfeit perfumery, according to press service of

13:02, may 20, 2008

Body of 6-year-old boy with several stab wounds found in Hissor

Body of the 6-year-old boy with several stab wounds and his scalp removed was found in the Hissor district yesterday.

13:59, may 19, 2008

Crime rate increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 19, Asia-Plus -- Crime rate is increasing in Tajikistan.

12:44, may 19, 2008

Attempt of selling baby stopped in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, May 19, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday May 17, police officers warded off an attempt of selling newly born baby in the Tursunzoda district, some 70 kilometers west of Dushanbe, according

19:09, may 15, 2008

Two land peddlers to stand trial in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus - Mahmadrasoul Abrayev, a land surveyor from Khatlon’s Rumi district, and Bobobek Bobokhonov, the head of audit commission in one of local farming units, face

10:34, may 15, 2008

Chinese national heading company in Tajikistan faces tax evasion charge

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national Chen Chong Wei (phonetically spelled, director general of closed joint-stock company, Novy Karyer (New Quarry), which is located in Sughd’s

18:29, may 14, 2008

Shepherd in Vakhsh charged with misappropriation of 386 head of sheep and goats

DUSHANBE, May 14, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against Hasan Yorov, a chief shepherd with the farming unit Mashal dealing with the

10:53, may 14, 2008

Member of military medical commission faces negligence charge

QURGHON TEPPA, May 14, Asia-Plus -- The military prosecutor’s office of the Qurghon Teppa garrison has completed the preliminary investigation into case of Komiljon Sultonov, member of

19:32, may 12, 2008

Major part of M&P manager’s pawned to get loan from EBRD, says Orifov’s defense lawyer

DUSHANBE, May 12, Asia-Plus -- Of property belonging to the top manager of the Dushanbe company M&P Marouf Orifov, only two residential houses and a car Toyota Camry are liable to

18:48, may 8, 2008

Trial of minivan driver charged with negligent murder of 9 persons under way

DUSHANBE, May 8 Asia-Plus -- The trial of minivan driver Qurbonali Ghiyosov, charged with negligent murder of nine persons, is under way in a court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district.

11:30, may 8, 2008

Rumi police chief charged with committing 34 crimes

QURGHON TEPPA, May 8, Asia-Plus -- Rahmon Sharipov, the chief of police department in Khatlon’s Rumi district, is charged with having committed 34 crimes, Sabzali Odinayev, the chief of staff