Tajkistan, Law-order

14:36, june 13, 2006

Two employees of Qurghon Teppa State University face embezzlement charges

QURGHONT EPPA, June 13, Asia-Plus - Cases of two employees of Qurghon Teppa State University have moved to courts, according to information

18:33, june 8, 2006

Court in Khujand sentences two for Hizb ut-Tahrir membership

KHUJAND, June 8, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khujand has sentenced two persons to long terms in prison for membership in the outlawed religious extremist “Hizb ut-Tahrir” organization.

11:42, june 7, 2006

AgroInvestBonk administration denies reports about misappropriation of 150,000 Somonis by employees of banks’ branch in Mastchoh

DUSHANBE, June 7, Asia-Plus - Administration of open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk has denied reports by some local media about misappropriation of 150,000 Somonis by three employees of

13:50, june 6, 2006

Seven criminal proceedings instituted by the corruption-prevention department of the Khatlon prosecutor’s office in May

QURGHON TEPPA, June 6, Asia-Plus - The corruption-prevention department of the Khatlon prosecutor’s office instituted seven criminal proceedings in May this year, the corruption-prevention

12:05, june 5, 2006

Head of farming unit “Khairiya” in Qumsangir accused of embezzlement of public funds

QURGHON TEPPA, June 5, Asia-Plus - Prosecutor’s office in the Qumsangir district of Khatlon have instituted criminal proceedings against Isroil Abdujabborov, the head of the local farming unit

11:18, june 5, 2006

Head of farming unit “Shams” in Vose faces forgery charge

KULOB, June 5, Asia-Plus - A new charge has been brought against the head of the farming unit “Shams” in the Vose district of Kulob, Shamsiddin Zaripov, who was detained in April on charge of libel.

18:46, june 2, 2006

Defendants make disorder in Dushanbe court

DUSHANBE , June 2, Asia-Plus - On Friday June 2, defendants made disorder in a courtroom when judge was reading the sentence passed on them. .

16:00, may 31, 2006

Consideration of appeal by Tajik ex-official’s lawyer adjourned

DUSHANBE, May 31 – Consideration of an appeal by defense lawyer of Habibullo Nasrulloyev, former head of “Tojikmatlubot” (Tajik Consumer’s Union) against illegal keeping of Nasrulloyev under arrest

15:12, may 31, 2006

Activist of Hizb ut-Tahrir party released by amnesty jailed again

KHUJAND, May 31, Asia-Plus - A court in the northern district of Bobojonghafurov (Sughd province) has sentenced a 30-year-old local resident Abdurrasul Jabborov to 17 years’ imprisonment on charge

14:00, may 31, 2006

Defendants on former Tajik drug kingpin’s case demand instituting criminal proceedings against investigators

DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - 15 persons placed in the dock together with former Tajik drug control chief Ghaffor Mirzoyev have sent an open letter to Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office with

12:00, may 31, 2006

Top manager of farming unit “Kushkiya” in Temurmalik faces embezzlement charges

QURGHON TEPPA, May 31, Asia-Plus - Criminal proceedings have been instituted against chairman of the farming unit “Kushkiya” in the district of Temurmalik (Khatlon province) Abdulvahob Abdulkhayrov

11:48, may 31, 2006

Resident of Jilikul district jailed for raping minor

QURGHON TEPPA, May 31, Asia-Plus - A court in the Jilikul district of Khatlon has sentenced local resident Rozymurat Amriddinov to 16 years in jail.

13:01, may 30, 2006

Tver court of Moscow considers issue of lawfulness of keeping Tajik ex-official under arrest

DUSHANBE, May 30, Asia-Plus – A Tver court of Moscow today began consideration of the issue of lawfulness of keeping Habibullo Nasrulloyev, former head of Tajikistan’s “Tojikmatlubot”

14:10, may 29, 2006

Some 1,320 people placed in jobs in Khatlon since the beginning of the year

QURGHON TEPPA, May 29, Asia-Plus - 30 enterprises and organizations of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province, offered totaling 480 vacancies in a vacancies’ fair that was held in

14:01, may 29, 2006

Resident of Khujand sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing 11-year-old boy

KHUJAND, May 29, Asia-Plus - A regional court in the Sughd province has sentenced a 20-year-old resident of Khujand Firdavs Ghafurov to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing a 11-old-year

10:23, may 29, 2006

Tajik Supreme Court sentences resident of Tursunzoda to life imprisonment for raping minor

DUSHANBE, May 29, Asia-Plus -- On Friday May 26, Tajikistan’s Supreme Court completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against a 25-year-old resident of Tursunzoda Dilshod

12:33, may 25, 2006

Airline “Tojikiston” fined liable to fine of 160,000 Somonis for ignoring antimonopoly commission’s ruling to lower individual air fares

DUSHANBE , May 25, Asia-Plus - Tajik Antimonopoly Committee has imposed a fine of 160,000 Somonis (equivalent to 8,000 minimal monthly wages) on Tajik State Air Company

10:52, may 24, 2006

Drug dealer known as “Peshchera” detained in Kulob

KULOB, May 24, Asia-Plus - A 40-year-old resident of Kulob Safarali Odinayev better known under the nickname “Peshchera” (cave) has been detained on the charge under Article 200, Point 3 of Tajik

12:05, may 23, 2006

Sughd court jails six IMU members

KHUJAND, May 23, Asia-Plus - A regional court in Sughd has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against six members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and sentenced

15:00, may 19, 2006

Court in Khujand sentences 10 activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir to long terms in prison

Ten top figures of in Hizb ut-Tahrir network in Sughd have been sentenced to long terms in prison, ranging from 9 to 13 years, for inciting religious enmity and issuing calls to overthrow the

13:20, may 18, 2006

Serviceman of Russian military base detained for hijacking car

DUSHANBE , May 18, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Dushanbe traffic police yesterday detained a 22-year-old serviceman of Russian military base stationed in

12:48, may 18, 2006

Over 200 contraband Tajik carpets intercepted in Russia’s republic of Mordovia

DUSHANBE , May 18, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers of the Russian republic of Mordovia seized 219 contraband Tajik carpets on May 17, the “Regions”

15:35, may 11, 2006

SDPT leader to be summoned to prosecutor-general’s office over his political prisoners claim: Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, May 11, Asia-Plus -- Rahmatillo Zoirov, the leader of Tajikistan’s Social-Democratic Party (SDPT), will be summoned to Tajik Prosecutor’s Office in connection with his political prisoners

15:20, may 11, 2006

Tajik chef prosecutor denies rumors about instituting criminal proceedings against former Tajik energy minister

DUSHANBE , May 11, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan ’s Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov telling a telephone press conference today denied rumors that criminal

14:06, may 11, 2006

We have still to establish whether the detained police officers are involved in death of the IRPT activist or not: Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE , May 11, Asia-Plus - The circumstances of death of Sadullo Marupov, an activist of Tajikistan ’s Islamic Revival Party in Isfara (IRPT), remain

13:12, may 8, 2006

Medical worker arrested in Vose for drug pushing

DUSHANBE , May 8, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry’s department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) intercepted more than seven kilograms of drugs

10:47, may 5, 2006

Lawyer representing two nurses denounces court’s ruling and vows to appeal to city court

DUSAHNBE, May 5, Asia-Plus -- The Ismoili Somoni district court sentenced two nurses working with the “Chorbogh” orphanage, Zarnigor Jamshedova and Ganjina Ustoqadamova, to five years in prison

14:50, may 4, 2006

Chorbogh orphanage director given 15 years

The Ismoili Somonis court today sentenced nine persons found guilty of the Dushanbe orphanage fire to various terms of imprisonment ranging between two and fifteen years.

13:22, may 3, 2006

One of associates of Saidmukhtor Yorov jailed

DUSHANBE , May 3, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s Supreme Court sentenced former member of illegal armed formation Ayubjon Bekov to 16 years in prison on May 2.

12:24, may 3, 2006

Court in Ismoili Somoni district of Dushanbe to give ruling on case of Dushanbe orphanage fire today

DUSHANBE, May 3, Asia-Plus, - A final hearing of a case of investigation of the cause of the tragic “Chorbogh” orphanage fire will be held in a court in the Ismoili Somoni district of Dushanbe