Tajkistan, Law-order

11:15, april 22, 2014

The number of reported fraud crimes increases in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), presided over by the Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda, took place here on Aril 21.

17:07, april 21, 2014

Tursunzoda’s market Sakhovat taken away from IRP leader

By ruling handed down by the Tursunzoda city court on April 21 Tursunzoda’s market Sakhovat has been taken away from the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri and a plot of land in which

17:30, april 15, 2014

Tajik police officers arrested in Kyrgyzstan for drug trafficking apply to Tajik authorities for hel

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Former Tajik police officers Mahkam Lashkarov and Asalbek Boronboyev, who were arrested in Kyrgyz territory on suspicion of drug trafficking in the fall of

16:12, april 15, 2014

Resident of Panj detained with large amount of narcotics in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Resident of Khatlon’s Panj district, Jamoliddin Yatmov, 20, has been detained with a large amount of narcotics in Dushanbe, the Interior Ministry’s website

16:57, april 12, 2014

Alleged rape victim files lawsuit against one of Zayd Saidov’s defense lawyers

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – An alleged rape victim has filed a lawsuit against one of defense lawyer of former ex-Minister of Industry of Tajikistan Zayd Saidov, demanding 200,000 somoni

14:38, april 11, 2014

IRP leader tries to stand up for market in Tursunzoda

Hearing over the lawsuit filed by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption against owners of the market Sakhovat in the city of Tursunzoda, some 60 kilometers to west of

15:57, april 10, 2014

Four Tajiks detained in Moscow on suspicion of attacking cash collectors

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Four Tajik nationals have been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of attacking cash collectors in the eastern part of the Russian capital city, Moscow police

09:55, april 10, 2014

Vakhsh prosecutor’s office launches investigation into suspect’s death

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Vakhsh prosecutor’s office has launched investigation into the death of suspect, who died in the Interior Ministry’s office in the Vakhsh district (Khatlon

16:21, april 9, 2014

Kulob inmate has prison term extended for killing warden

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A jailed hairdresser has had his sentence extended to a 30-year prison term for stabbing a prison warden to death with scissors in the Tajik

16:08, april 7, 2014

SDP leader offers amicable settlement to inmate’s relatives who file lawsuit against him

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Monday April 7, Rahmatillo Zoyirov, the leader of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDP) offered amicable settlement to relatives of Mahmadrahim

16:23, april 5, 2014

IRP leader says he is ready to give up the Sakhovat market but on condition that…

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri says he has document confirming that inspection of facilities belonging to him and his relatives, including the Sakhovat market located in the

12:59, april 4, 2014

Another enterprise privatized with participation of ex-minister of industry nationalized

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe’s Economic Court on April 3 invalidated the decision by the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) on

17:22, april 3, 2014

Anticorruption agency institutes criminal proceedings against owners of Sakhovat market in Tursunzod

IRP leader Muhiddin Kabiri has noted that the case is politically motivated.

15:26, april 3, 2014

Dushanbe economic court invalidates privatization of clothing factory Guliston

The anticorruption agency has applied to Khatlon’s Economic Court for invalidating an agreement on establishment of the JV TojikAzot, which was also established in 2002, when Zayd Saidov was Minister

14:39, april 3, 2014

Khatlon court sentences killer of mistress to 16 years in prison

QURGHON TEPPA, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon regional court sentenced Daler Vatanov, resident of the Takhti Sangin jamoat in the Qubodiyon district, to 16 years in prison.

15:33, april 1, 2014

Dushanbe economic court invalidates privatization of three facilities by Zayd Saidov

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s Economic Court has invalidated privatization of three facilities by controversial Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov on the basis of a suit filed by the

12:47, april 1, 2014

Prisoner’s relatives demand compensation from SDP leader for spread of false information

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district is considering the case pitting relatives of prison inmate Mahmadrahim Saidov against the Social-Democratic Party (SDP)

14:30, march 31, 2014

Tajik prosecutor asks for 17-year sentence for killer of mistress

QURGHON TEPPA, March 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A prosecutor in the trial of Daler Vatanov, resident of the Takhti Sangin jamoat in the Qubodiyon district, asked the Khatlon regional court to sentence

16:43, march 29, 2014

Chief prosecutor’s office remits Rasoul Amonullo’s case for further investigation

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Prosecutor-General’s Office has remitted the case of Rasoul Amonullo, the 16-year-old son of ex-chief of Tajik Railways (Tajik state railway company)

16:08, march 20, 2014

Leader of terrorist group gets a jail term of 21 years

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Leader of a terrorist group, Alimurod Makhanov, has got a jail term of 21 years.

15:09, march 19, 2014

Newspaper Asia-Plus appeals against Firdavsi district court’s judgment

Newspaper Asia-Plus and its editor Olga Tutubalina have appealed against the judgment filed by a court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district against them.

14:50, march 17, 2014

The government may take jurisdiction over the fertilizer plant

If judicial authorities invalidate the contract on establishment and privatization of Tajik fertilizer plant, TojikAzot, it will pass into ownership of the state.

09:36, march 14, 2014

Interior Ministry pays compensation to the widow of Safarali Sangov

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry has paid 46,500 somoni (1.00 USD = 4.80 Somoni) to the widow of Safarali Sangov, who died after he was allegedly beaten by police.

16:47, march 12, 2014

Khujand police report arrest of two sisters allegedly trafficking local young women to UAE

KHUJAND, March 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two sisters from the northern city of Khujand have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking local young women to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

14:48, march 12, 2014

Russian investor accuses Tajik lawyer of large-scale fraud

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian entrepreneur Andrey Samartsev, who is engaged in investing in Tajikistan’s cotton subsector, accuses Fakhriddin Zokirov, a defense lawyer who had

13:05, march 12, 2014

Clandestine gambling house uncovered in Kulob

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A man from the city of Kulob has been formally charged after police say that he operated a clandestine gambling den that appeared to be a home.

08:34, march 12, 2014

OSCE trains Tajik state officials on UN Convention against Corruption

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A three-day training course on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its review mechanism concluded at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on

17:40, march 11, 2014

Newspaper Asia-Plus to appeal against Firdavsi district court’s judgment against it and its editor

Newspaper Asia-Plus and its editor Olga Tutubalina have reportedly lodged a preliminary appeal against the judgment filed by a court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district against them.

10:59, march 11, 2014

Tajikistan: arrest of lawyer is a threat to the independence of the profession, says ICJ

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expressed concern at today’s arrest of Fakhriddin Zokirov, a defense lawyer who had represented the former

10:55, march 11, 2014

Zayd Saidov’s defense lawyer accused of obtaining loan through false pretenses

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – One of defense lawyers of Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, Fakhriddin Zokirov, who was arrested by officers from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating