Tajkistan, Law-order

11:26, june 22, 2007

Hizb ut-Tahrir activists convicted in Russia’s Magnitogorsk

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus – Three activists of the banned extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al Islami in Magnitogorsk have been sentenced to seven months in prison, the press service Federal

17:46, june 21, 2007

Two Tajik Interpol officers get long jail terms for corruption

KHUJAND, June 21, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in the Sughd province has sentenced two officers of Tajikistan’s national bureau of Interpol (international police organization) to long jail

10:27, june 21, 2007

Number of inmates that fall under amnesty to be determined within two months, say MoJ official

DUSHANBE, June 21, Asia-Plus -- Number of inmates falling under the amnesty, declared by the president on occasion of a National Accord Day, will be determined within two months after the adopted

11:03, june 19, 2007

Investigation into murder of Tajik border officer in GBAO under way

DUSHANBE, June 19, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into murder of Muqim Muhabbatov, deputy chief of border unit # 2111 for rear services (Darvoz stretch of the Tajik-Afghan border) is under way.

17:56, june 18, 2007

CORRECTION

The June 18 “Asia-Plus Bulletin” item titled “Khatlon criminal investigation squad chief arrested for bribery” should have identified Rahmatullo Mamedov as deputy chief of the criminal

16:21, june 18, 2007

Khatlon criminal investigation squad chief arrested for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, June 18, Asia-Plus -- Officers from anticorruption agency’s directorate for Khatlon have detained Lieutenant-Colonel Rahmatullo Mamedov, the head of the criminal investigation

15:58, june 18, 2007

Preliminary investigation characterizes Saturday blast as terrorist act

The State Committee for National Security has instituted criminal proceedings to investigate into an explosion that took place outside the building of Supreme Court in Dushanbe late Saturday.

14:12, june 15, 2007

WB Task Team Leader on Illegal Logging and Money Laundering visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 15, -- Visiting World Bank FDPFI’s Task Team Leader on Illegal Logging and Money Laundering; and Asset Recovery Theodore S.

14:06, june 14, 2007

Two officials with Qurghon Teppa University detained for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, June 14, Asia-Plus - Dean of faculty of philology at Qurghon Teppa University and head of chair at this faculty have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in corruption.

13:40, june 14, 2007

Moscow police detains two Tajik attackers on Chinese citizens

DUSHANBE, June 14, Asia-Plus - Two Tajik citizens, who are suspected of an armed attack on two Chinese citizens, were detained in eastern Moscow, spokeswoman for the police department of the Moscow

19:03, june 11, 2007

Head of Rudaki’s Kuktosh jamoat arrested for bribery

DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus -- Sadriddin Mahkamov, the head of the Kuktosh jamoat in the Rudaki district, some 17 kilometers south of Dushanbe, has been arrested on suspicion of having been

15:15, june 11, 2007

Former police officer also former UTO field commander arrested for drug smuggling

DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus -- Fathullo Khairiddin, former officer of the ministry of interior (MoI) also former field commander of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), known as Eshoni Daroz, was

12:07, june 4, 2007

Talco file suit against UC RUSAL in the High Court in London

Tajikistan Aluminum Company (Talco) has filed suit against United Company RUSAL (Russian Aluminum). Tajik aluminum launches claim for $500 million for illegal payments.

19:24, may 31, 2007

Police authorities portray a car explosion in Danghara as deliberate murder

Policy authorities has portrayed a car explosion in Danghara that left four dead as deliberate murder while, initially they characterized it as accidental.

14:02, may 29, 2007

Dismembered body found in Dushanbe’s microrayon 63 identified, suspect arrested

Dismembered body found in microrayon 63 has been identified and one has been arrested on suspicion of having committed this murder.

18:00, may 22, 2007

A group of Tajik teenagers allegedly trained at terrorist camps returned home, says Tajik security official

DUSHANBE, May 22, Asia-Plus - A group of Tajik teenagers aged 10 to 15, who were allegedly trained at terrorist camps in some countries, have been returned home, Asia-Plus has learned from Nozirjon

14:30, may 21, 2007

Case of alleged 14 IMU members moves to Sughd regional court

KHUJAND, May 21, Asia-Plus - A regional prosecutor’s office in the Sughd province has completed investigation into criminal proceedings instituted against 14 residents of the Isfara district,

18:11, may 18, 2007

Tajikistan intends to ratify UNCAC

DUSHANBE, May 18, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliament intends to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)that was signed by the country’s government in New York on September 26

15:25, may 18, 2007

‘Drug dealers tried to use DHL office in Dushanbe in their own interest,’ says Tajik police official

Tajik drug police have stopped an attempt of smuggling a large amount of narcotics to Russia due to help of employees of the DHL local office in Dushanbe.

13:11, may 17, 2007

Russian national detained for attempt to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Tajik customs officers have stopped an attempt by Russian national to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan.

14:37, may 10, 2007

Former UTO militant sentenced to 15 years in prison

DUSHANBE, May 10, Asia-Plus - The Supreme Court has sentenced former United Tajik Opposition (UTO) militant Hokmatullo Ibrohimov to long prison term after finding him guilty of committing a number

16:00, may 7, 2007

Charoghi Rouz editor denies report that he was allegedly detained at Moscow airport for having 350,000 euros with him

DUSHANBE, May 7, Asia-Plus - Dodojon Atovulloyev, editor-in-chief of Charoghi Rouz , a monthly publication about Tajikistan and its relations with Russia, has denied report that he was

13:20, april 27, 2007

Two police officers sentenced to two years in jail each for torturing teenager

Two officers from Dushanbeâ€™s Sino police directorate have been sentenced to two years in prison each for using torture to extort a confession from a 15-year teenager.

11:13, april 25, 2007

3,275 crimes reported in Tajikistan in January-March

DUSHANBE, April 25, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of the year, 3,275 crimes have been reported in Tajikistan, which 3.

16:16, april 24, 2007

Two suspect members of IMU sentenced to life imprisonment

DUSHANBE, April 24, Asia-Plus - A trial of eleven members of the terrorist group, including two Uzbek nationals, charged with being involved in a series of terrorist acts and other grave crimes

18:01, april 23, 2007

Tajik law enforcement authorities shut down illegal religious school in Dushanbe

Tajik law enforcement authorities have shut down illegal religious school in Dushanbe.

14:30, april 20, 2007

MoI concerned over the current crime trends among minors

Tajik law enforcement agencies are seriously concerned over increase in number of juvenile crimes in the country. According to MoI official, the most serious crime situation is in the Sughd province.

14:27, april 13, 2007

Ongoing dispute between Tajikistan and Turkish company may possibly be solved soon

DUSHANBE, April 13, Asia-Plus - The trace of Turkish company Emek Insaat that did not finish the construction of water park in Dushanbe has been found in Germany.

12:56, april 11, 2007

Border officer gets lengthy jail term for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 11, Asia-Plus - Chief of the border commandant’s office for the Ghonchi district in Sughd, Major Nourullo Davlatov, has got a lengthy jail term for having been involved in drug

17:14, april 10, 2007

Principle’s Group discuss how to help Tajikistan improve its efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - Rising risks of money laundering and terrorism financing are becoming of greater concern as the Tajik economy is liberalized and growth occurs in the private and