Tajkistan, Law-order

16:54, july 9, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 25-year sentence for a jailed Tajik tycoon

A prosecutor has asked a 25-year sentenced for Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov who had already been sentenced to 26 years in jail.

14:06, july 7, 2015

Trial of election official from the IRP postponed until July 8

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – The trial of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), which was

11:06, july 7, 2015

Criminal proceedings instituted against woman throwing her three children into Hisor Canal

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has instituted criminal proceedings against the 30-year-old woman from Khatlon’s Yovon district, P.A.

11:32, july 6, 2015

Tajik court issues first verdict for ISIL recruitment

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Ferghana News reported on July 4 that the first verdict for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) recruitment has been issued in Tajikistan.

12:37, july 2, 2015

Hisor court expected to begin considering case of election official from the IRP on July 7

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – A court in the Hisor district is expected to begin considering the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and

10:21, july 1, 2015

Senior investigator at the Norak prosecutor’s office faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – A senior investigator at the Norak prosecutor’s office faces bribery charge.

15:13, june 26, 2015

Over 10 percent of vetted 388 anticorruption officers reportedly dismissed

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More that 10 percent of vetted employees of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption have reportedly been dismissed.

15:07, june 18, 2015

Thirteen residents of Sughd convicted of being members of Salafi group

KHUJAND, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Thirteen residents of the northern province of Sughd have been convicted of being members of the outlawed Salafi group.

14:19, june 18, 2015

Case of an election official from the IRP moves to the Hisor district court

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Investigation into the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival

11:32, june 12, 2015

Official with president’s executive office faces charge of corruption

An official with president’s executive office has been arrested on suspicion of suspicion of corruption.

16:12, june 11, 2015

Case of an election official from the IRP moves to court

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Investigation into the criminal case of Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, the member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the Islamic Revival

14:21, june 3, 2015

Dushanbe resident detained in the United States for a large-scale fraud

DUHANBE, June 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe resident Parviz Shamsiyev, 22, has reportedly been detained in the United States at the request of Tajik authorities.

14:20, june 3, 2015

Dushanbe resident detained in the United States for a large-scale fraud

DUHANBE, June 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe resident Parviz Shamsiyev, 22, has reportedly been detained in the United States at the request of Tajik authorities.

14:43, june 2, 2015

Court considers case of Tajik who was fighting in Syria

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district is considering criminal proceedings instituted against Saidjaffar Mirzoshoyev, who was fighting alongside Islamic

16:23, may 31, 2015

Gym teacher from Tursunzoda stabs to death principal and director of studies of local school

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2015, Asia-Plus – A gymnastics teacher from School No 7 in the city of Tursunzoda, Yuldosh Aytmatov, has stabbed to death the school principal Dilorom Nishonova and her sister

13:09, may 29, 2015

Tajik chief-prosecutor’s office sets up commission to probe into OMON commander’s case

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Prosecutor-General’s Office has set up a special commission to study all available information on the Tajik OMON (special police unit) commander.

16:12, may 28, 2015

Tajikistan designates ISIL as terrorist group

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan formally labeled Islamic Sate of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as a terrorist organization.

14:06, may 28, 2015

Soldier gets 5½ in jail for hazing

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – A military court in Dushanbe sentenced soldier of military unit 12019 of the Ministry of Defense, Farrukh Poulodov to 5 ½ years in prison on May 27.

10:58, may 28, 2015

IRP activist fined 60,000 somoni for polygamy

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Said Ibrohim Nazar, who is an adviser to IRP leader Muhiddin Kabiri, has been fined 60,000 somoni for polygamy.

15:29, may 25, 2015

Court orders border guard directorate to pay compensation to soldier

A court in the Dushanbe military garrison has ordered the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) to pay compensation to the soldier who was seriously

16:53, may 22, 2015

Head of tax inspectorate in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district faces charge of bribe taking

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – The head of the tax inspectorate in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, reportedly faces charge of bribe taking.

11:26, may 19, 2015

Tajik prosecutors launch investigation into fake documents allowing to wear a beard or hijab

The Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office has launched investigation into fake documents purporting to allow observant Muslims to wear a beard or hijab.

16:53, may 15, 2015

10th grade student posing as president’s son released from responsibility

A Dushanbe high school student who earned tens of thousands of dollars by impersonating president’s son has been released from criminal responsibility and returned to school.

15:57, may 15, 2015

Nazari Nek bazaar director gets jail term of 17½ years for beating teen to death

KHUJAND, May 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Rustam Jourayev, the director of Bobojonghafourov’s Nazari Nek bazaar, has got a long jail term for beating teenager to death The Sughd regional court

10:10, may 13, 2015

Russian president pardons two who were jailed by a Tajik court for high treason

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned two employees of Tajik uranium-processing plant, Vostokredmet, Russian media outlets report.

09:47, may 12, 2015

Dushanbe resident arrested on suspicion of trafficking in gemstones

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A 40-year-old resident of Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of trafficking in gemstones, according to the Interior Ministry press center.

16:34, may 11, 2015

Member of Salafi group convicted in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, May 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A resident of the northern province of Sughd has been jailed for being adherent to a banned branch of Islam.

16:01, may 7, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 20-year sentence for Nazari Nek bazaar director

KHUJAND, May 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A prosecutor in the trial of Rustam Jourayev, the director of Bobojonghafourov’s Nazari Nek bazaar, asked the Sughd regional court on May 7 to sentence Rustam

14:46, may 7, 2015

Woman from Vakhsh arrested for selling her newborn baby

DUSHANBE, May 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 47-year-old woman from the Vakhsh district of Khatlon province has been arrested for selling her newborn baby.

16:31, may 6, 2015

Tajik soldiers imprisoned for hazing, but lawyers acknowledge light sentences

DUSHANBE, May 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that a military court in Tajikistan has convicted six Interior Ministry soldiers of hazing and sentenced them to prison