Tajkistan, Law-order

17:32, march 4, 2015

Tajik activist gets jail term of 17½ years

A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced Umedjon Solehov to 17½ years in prison on March 4.

14:03, march 4, 2015

One more activist of Jamaat Ansarullah jailed in Sughd province

KHUJAND, March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- One more activist of an extremist group, known as Jamaat Ansarullah, has been jailed in the northern province of Sughd.

11:06, february 27, 2015

Vakhsh resident arrested on suspicion of robbing jewelry shop

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- a RESIDNE TOF THE Vakhsh district in Khatlon province has been arrested on suspicion of robbing jewelry shop.

17:13, february 25, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 18-year sentence for member of Group 24

A prosecutor in the trial of Umedjon Solehov, who is charged with membership in the Tajik opposition group Group 24, asked a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district on February 25 to sentence

14:20, february 19, 2015

Young woman from Vahdat arrested for selling her newborn baby

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – A young woman from the Vahdat Township, H.S.

16:08, february 17, 2015

264 economic crimes reported in Tajikistan last month

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – More than 2,200 crimes were reported in Tajikistan last month, which was 20.

16:29, february 15, 2015

Election official from IRP put into custody for two months

A court in Dushanbe has ruled that the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the IRP, can be held

15:30, february 12, 2015

Trial of new charges brought against Zayd Saidov starts on February 12 (correction)

Trial of new charges brought against Zayd Saidov began on February 12.

13:45, february 11, 2015

IRP activist detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is also member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), has been detained on suspicion of illegal possession of

09:59, february 10, 2015

Resident of Dushanbe arrested on suspicion of raping his children

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – A resident of Dushanbe has been arrested on suspicion of raping his children. The Interior Ministry’s website reports that J.M.

14:31, february 9, 2015

Jailed Tajik businessman demands open trail of new charges brought against him

A jailed Tajik businessman, Zayd Saidov, reportedly demands an open trail of new charges brought against him.

17:22, february 6, 2015

Tajiks serving in Russian army will not be faced with the threat of criminal punishment

Tajik nationals, who have officially joined the Russian Armed Forces on a contractual basis and are serving in the so-called “hot spot,” will not be liable to criminal punishment, stipulated by

15:19, february 4, 2015

Kulob prosecutor’s office denies report about beating of waiter by Russian officer

KULOB, February 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chief prosecutor in Kulob, Fathiddin Zuhurov, has denied the report that a Russian officer beat a waiter at one of local restaurants as absolutely

09:53, february 4, 2015

Turkish authorities reportedly release Group 24 leader

Umarali Quvvatov, the leader of the Tajik opposition organization Group 24, has reportedly been freed from the Istanbul detention facility.

17:20, february 2, 2015

Russian officer charged with beating waiter in Kulob

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutors in Tajikistan have charged a Russian officer they say beat a man near the 201st military base''s unit in the southern city of Kulob.

17:11, february 2, 2015

Trial of 13 alleged members of Jamaat Ansarullah starts in Khujand

KHUJAND, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The trial of twelve alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist group Jamaat Ansarullah has begun in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

13:13, february 1, 2015

Leader of the organization Youth for Revival of Tajikistan is already n Dushanbe, says prosecutor

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The leader of the organization Youth for Revival of Tajikistan, Maqsoud Ibrohimov, has been arrested and he is currently being held in one of detention

12:54, february 1, 2015

Yoqub Salimov will be one more year in jail, say Tajik prosecutor-general’s office representatives

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Since ex-Interior Minister Yoqub Salimov was granted the partial amnesty, he will be nearly one more year in jail, representatives of the

10:09, january 26, 2015

Two police investigators face bribe-taking charge

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against two investigators from the Interior Ministry’s

09:54, january 26, 2015

Chief military recruitment officer arrested for alleged bribe-taking

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The chief military recruitment officer in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, Mamasharif Roziqov, has been arrested for alleged bribe-taking.

09:30, january 26, 2015

Matricide detained in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – A matricide has been detained in the Asht district, Sughd province. According to the Interior Ministry’s website, resident of the Asht district, A.O.

10:30, january 21, 2015

New case against Jailed Tajik businessman sent to court

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports a new criminal case against a jailed Tajik opposition businessman has been sent to a court in Dushanbe.

15:27, january 16, 2015

Tajikistan seeks extradition of Umarali Quvvatov from Turkey

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2015, Asia-Plus - The Tajik law enforcement authorities have asked the Turkish Government to extradite Tajik fugitive businessman Umarali Quvvatov, who heads the Tajik

15:55, january 13, 2015

Shuhrat Qudratov gets jail term of nine years

The Dushanbe city court sentenced Shuhrat Qudratov, who was one of defense lawyers for the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, to nine years in prison on January 13.

14:09, january 12, 2015

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan formally labels the Salafi group as an extremist organization

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has formally labeled the Salafi group as an extremist organization.

13:25, january 12, 2015

Number of extremism-related criminal cases increases, says the Supreme Court head

Dushanbe, January 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The number of extremism-related cases has reportedly increased in Tajikistan.

16:48, january 7, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 11-year sentence for Shuhrat Qudratov

A prosecutor in the trial of Shuhrat Qudratov, who was one of defense lawyers for the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, asked the Dushanbe city court to sentence Shuhrat Qudratov to an 11-year prison

11:20, january 6, 2015

Court decides to confiscate $22,000 found in Qudratov’s apartment

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has decided to confiscate 22,000 U.S. dollars found in an apartment of Shuhrat Qudrtatov in favor of Ms.

09:55, january 6, 2015

Tajik customs officers seize a large consignment of ferula at the border crossing in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik customs officers have reportedly seized a large consignment of ferula at the Kokul border crossing point (BPC) on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

16:08, january 5, 2015

‘Tajik courts last year passed 21 acquittals and five life sentences,’ says the Council of Judge hea

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- in 2014, Tajik courts passed 21 acquittals and five life sentences, Zafar Azizzoda, the head of the Council of Justice (Shuroi Adliya) announced at a news