Tajkistan, Law-order

12:11, july 27, 2006

Prosecutor asks for 30-year sentence for one of 12 inmates of Qurghon Teppa prison charged with masterminding unrest in the prison last year

Defendants suggest that tortures will be in store for them after a verdict is passed.

11:15, july 22, 2006

High-ranking Fayzobod official faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, July 22, Asia-Plus - Safarali Qosimov, the head of the department for land-tenure regulations in the Fayzobod district, some 50 kilometers east of Dushanbe, was caught by prosecutors

10:32, july 21, 2006

Uzbek security authorities claim another Tajik agent arrested in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, July 21, Asia-Plus -- The REGNUM news agency referring to Uzbekistan’s National Security Service (SNB) has reported that a man whom the Uzbek security authorities claim Tajik authorities

16:53, july 20, 2006

Final trial of 16 persons over August unrest in Qurghon Teppa jail adjourned

Final trial of persons charged with being involved in unrest in a Qurghon Teppa jail has been adjourned.

12:53, july 20, 2006

European Court n Human Rights applies to Russian authorities with solicitation not to extradite Habibullo Nasrulloyev to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus – European Court on Human rights has applied to Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office with solicitation not to extradite Habibullo Nasrulloyev, Tajikistan’s head of

16:51, july 18, 2006

Not a few evidences produced to support Mirzoyev’s guilt, says prosecutor

According to Abduqodir Noorov, an official with the Tajik Main Military Prosecutorâ€™s Office, prosecutor in the trial asked for death penalty for Ghaffor Mirzoyev only in order to stress a gravity

12:02, july 18, 2006

Prosecutor asks for death penalty for former Tajik drug control kingpin

Yusuf Rahmonov, a prosecutor in the trial of the former director of the Drug Control Agency Ghaffor Mirzoyev, has asked the court to sentence Mirzoyev to death.

09:51, july 18, 2006

Health and education sectors remain the most corrupt spheres: Tajik interior official

DUSAHNBE, July 18, Asia-Plus -- 120 corruption-related crimes have been revealed in Tajikistan since the beginning of this year, Abdurasul Kholmurodov, the head of the anti-corruption department of

09:30, july 18, 2006

6,250 crimes registered in Tajikistan in January-June 06

DUSHANBE, July 18, Asia-Plus -- In January-June 2006, 6,250 crimes have been registered in Tajikistan, which is 2.

17:37, july 17, 2006

Criminal proceedings instituted against former director of TadAZ suspended: Tajik chief prosecutor’s office

DUSHANBE , July 17, Asia-Plus - “Criminal proceedings instituted against the former director of Tajik Aluminum Plant (TadAZ) Abduqodir Ermatov have been temporarily suspended,”

14:18, july 14, 2006

In January-June this year, number of crimes in GBAO reduces…

KHOROG, July 14, Asia-Plus - Over the first six months of this year, 251 crimes have been registered in Gorno Badakhshan, which is 7.

12:08, july 13, 2006

27 people jailed by Tajik Supreme Court in January-June 06

DUSHANBE , July 13, Asia-Plus - Since the beginning of this year, Tajikistan ’s Supreme Court has passed sentences on 19 criminal proceedings instituted

09:38, july 13, 2006

DPT leader still being held in prison cell because part of his case remitted for further inquiry: Justice Ministry

DUSHANBE, July 13, Asia-Plus -- Despite the fact that the Supreme Court’s sentence passed on Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, leader of Tajikistan’s Democratic Party (DPT) and former head of Tajik state gas

11:35, july 12, 2006

Tajik Supreme Court sentences former commander of Sughd Police Special Force to 19 years’ imprisonment

DUSHANBE , July 12, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s Supreme Court has sentenced former deputy head of the Bobojonghafurov Police Directorate and form commander of

19:43, july 11, 2006

Raids on shops selling audio and video products in Tajik capital resume

Raids on shops in Dushanbe to confiscate unlicensed and illegal audio and video products have resumed. This time, the law enforcement agencies target porno products banned for selling in Tajikistan.

18:20, july 11, 2006

DPT leader intends to appeal against verdict of appeals court

DUSHANBE , July 11, Asia-Plus - Azam Badriddinov, a lawyer representing the leader of Tajikistan ’s Democratic Party (DPT) and former head of Tajik gas concern

11:00, july 8, 2006

Three police officers to go on trial for negligence leading to attack on Qairoqqum jail

Tajikistanâ€™s main military prosecutorâ€™s office has completed criminal proceedings instituted against five police officers and Tajik border guard, who are charged with abuse of office and

12:28, july 6, 2006

Supreme Court starts trial of kidnappers who killed 16-year-old teenager in Hissor

DUSHANBE , July 6, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday July 4, Tajikistan ’s Supreme Court started trial of 20-year-old Nasim Qosimov and his 15-year-old nephew Sherzod

10:43, july 6, 2006

Military court in Khujand starts trial of four suspected of having attacked prison in Qairoqqum

DUSHANBE, July 6, Asia-Plus -- A military court in Khujand has started consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against persons, who are suspected of having attacked a prison in the Tajik

14:28, july 5, 2006

Two residents of Hissor jailed for human trafficking

DUSHANBE , July 5, Asia-Plus - Tajik police authorities reported on July 5 that two residents of the Hissor district had been convicted on charges of trafficking in persons.

12:40, july 5, 2006

More than 55 kilos of heroin confiscated from two alleged Afghan drug pushers in Tajik capital Tuesday

DUSHANBE , July 5, Asia-Plus - Officers form the Interior Ministry department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) intercepted more than 55 kilograms of heroin in two

11:17, july 5, 2006

11-year-old girl brutally killed in Tajik capital yesterday

Robbers have brutally killed an 11-year-old girl in Dushanbe.

12:45, july 3, 2006

Two other alleged activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir organizations jailed in northern Tajikistan

KHUAJND, July 3, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khujand has sentenced two activists of the outlawed religious extremist “Hizb ut-Tahrir” organizations to lengthy terms in jail. Mr.

13:44, june 30, 2006

Russian authorities extradite alleged criminal to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , June 30, Asia-Plus - Officers from the Tajik Interior Ministry criminal investigation department jointly with their Russian colleagues have carried out an operation

12:38, june 29, 2006

Tajik Supreme Court supposed to pass sentence on former commander of Sughd police special force

DUSHANBE , June 29, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s Supreme Court has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against former deputy head of the

11:27, june 29, 2006

Tajik police official denies Uzbek “terror” claim as “unfounded”

DUSHANBE , June 29, Asia-Plus - Anvar Taghoymurodov, the head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has denied report by the Uzbek website

14:51, june 26, 2006

Moscow lawyer of jailed DPT leader appeals to Moscow regional court asking to bring her client back to Russia for questioning

DUSHANBE, June 26, Asia-Plus - On June 21, a Moscow regional court made a decision to overturn a lower court’s ruling that there was no need to question jailed leader of Tajikistan’s Democratic

13:02, june 23, 2006

50 Uzbek citizens – students at Tajik Teachers’ Training University – deported to Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE , June 23, Asia-Plus - 50 Uzbek citizens – students at Tajik State Teachers’ Training University – have been deported to

11:10, june 22, 2006

The government should enforce anti-money laundering agreements

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan should adopt certain measures to make the government more transparent and accountable to its citizens, press release issued by the ‘Principals’ on June 21

10:00, june 22, 2006

A group of adolescents blamed for two blasts in Tajik capital

10 teenagers used to working on the streets have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in recent three blasts in Dushanbe. They are blamed for two blasts.