Tajkistan, Law-order

11:22, march 28, 2011

Suspected killer detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 28, 20110, Asia-Plus - 27-year-old U.T. was detained yesterday on suspicion of having killed Dushanbe resident J.N., 40, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

16:47, march 26, 2011

Neighbor dispute over land leads to murder in Kulob

KULOB, March 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Neighbor dispute over the land parcel has led to murder in the village of Ziraki, Kulob district.

19:18, march 25, 2011

Ex-MP’s libel case against Charkhi Gardoun postponed

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has postponed a libel lawsuit by ex-member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and

15:57, march 24, 2011

AI concerned over possible extradition of Nizomkhon Jourayev from Russia to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Marc 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Amnesty International (AI) is concerned over possible extradition of Tajik citizen Nizomkhon Jourayev from Russia to Tajikistan.

09:15, march 18, 2011

OECD again recommends Tajikistan to improve its anticorruption legislation

DUSHANBE. March 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has again recommended Tajikistan to improve its anticorruption legislation.

11:23, march 17, 2011

Amnestied Tajik commander describes 'good' prison conditions

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – A former Tajik opposition commander has described as "good" the conditions in the prison in Dushanbe where he served three years of a nine-year term

10:55, march 16, 2011

Clerk of court in Hamadoni district detained for drug peddling

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of Khatlon’s Hamadoni district, including clerk of local court, face charge of drug peddling.

10:56, march 15, 2011

Dushanbe firearm killing reportedly solved

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe police have reportedly solved a firearm murder committed in Dushanbe on March 13.

15:26, march 14, 2011

Dead man with bullet wound in head found Dushanbe Sunday night

DUSHANBE, Marc 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A man was found with a bullet wound in the head on the southern outskirts of Dushanbe on March 13, at about 10:00 pm, according to the Ministry of Interior

12:15, march 11, 2011

A military personnel faces theft charge

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant E.N., an officer from one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in the northern Isfara district, faces charge of theft.

11:18, march 11, 2011

Large amount of hashish seized in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of hashish has been seized by police in the northern Sughd province.

18:22, march 10, 2011

Russia refuses Tajik tycoon’s application for political asylum

Ex-member of the Sughd legislature and the former director general of the chemical plant in the northern city of Isfara, Nizomkhon Jourayev, detained by Moscow law enforcement authorities last year,

15:20, march 10, 2011

Tajik drug control officers prevent smuggling of large amount of hashish into Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan have prevented an attempt of smuggling a large amount of Afghan hashish

17:58, march 9, 2011

11 residents of Sughd province convicted of membership in banned Islamist group

The convicts have been detained by security officers in recent months.

16:31, march 9, 2011

Illegal alcohol cargo impounded on Kyrgyz-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2011, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz customs officers have impounded a Tajik truck carrying a hidden stash of technical alcohol, RFE/RL''s Kyrgyz Service reports.

14:28, march 9, 2011

Resident of Shahritous district detained for extortion

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Shahritous district, Rustam Abdushukurov, 44, has been arrested on suspicion of extortion, according to the Ministry of Interior

11:56, march 7, 2011

Sangov’s death under investigation

The issue of instituting criminal proceedings over the death of Safarali Sangov will be solved in the near future.

10:45, march 7, 2011

Hissar resident faces charge of giving bribe to local recruitment officer

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Hissar resident, A.C., 51, was detained on March 6 on suspicion of giving bribe to local official, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

20:33, march 5, 2011

Tajik women suspected of links to Islamist group released

DUSAHNBE, March 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – Four Tajik women accused of belonging to the banned Islamic movement Jamaat at-Tabligh have been released from detention, RFE/RL''s Tajik

16:25, march 3, 2011

Woman accuses police officers of severely beating her husband

Dushanbe resident Safarali Sangov has been hospitalized after being severely beaten by police officers. He is now in serious condition at the National Medical Center.

13:23, march 3, 2011

Two customs officers face corruption charges

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the customs control points at the Dushanbe airport and the Pakhtaobod railway station face corruption charges.

10:09, march 3, 2011

Afghan national detained with large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with a large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district, Khatlon province.

10:06, march 3, 2011

Afghan national detained with large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with a large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district, Khatlon province.

16:39, february 28, 2011

Ex-deputy commander of Tajik border troops sentenced to 16 years in prison

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ex-deputy commander of Tajik border troops Saymuddin Mirzoyev has got a long jail term for large-scale bribery.

11:38, february 28, 2011

Drug cache discovered on outskirts of Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A drug cache has been discovered on the outskirts of Dushanbe.

11:09, february 28, 2011

Two police officers attacked by robbers in Qurghon Teppa last Saturday

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two police officers have been beaten in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province while attempting to detain four robbers.

09:54, february 28, 2011

Jail terms cut for slain Tajik minister's relatives

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus – Prison terms have been reduced for 29 relatives and supporters of a slain government minister who were sentenced over an alleged antigovernment plot, Radio

09:24, february 28, 2011

Drug peddler detained with 8 kilos of narcotics in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by drug control officers in Dushanbe at the end of last week led to the arrest of a drug peddler who brought some eight

09:01, february 24, 2011

Lawyers of three Khorog residents convicted of murder appeal to Supreme Court

KHOROG, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Lawyers of three residents of Khorog convicted of murder consider that the GBAO regional court’s verdict against their clients is too heavy and have

13:11, february 23, 2011

Tajkistan, Law-order

Suspected killer detained in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 28, 20110, Asia-Plus - 27-year-old U.T. was detained yesterday on suspicion of having killed Dushanbe resident J.N., 40, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Neighbor dispute over land leads to murder in Kulob

KULOB, March 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Neighbor dispute over the land parcel has led to murder in the village of Ziraki, Kulob district.

Ex-MP’s libel case against Charkhi Gardoun postponed

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has postponed a libel lawsuit by ex-member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) and

AI concerned over possible extradition of Nizomkhon Jourayev from Russia to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Marc 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Amnesty International (AI) is concerned over possible extradition of Tajik citizen Nizomkhon Jourayev from Russia to Tajikistan.

OECD again recommends Tajikistan to improve its anticorruption legislation

DUSHANBE. March 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has again recommended Tajikistan to improve its anticorruption legislation.

Amnestied Tajik commander describes 'good' prison conditions

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – A former Tajik opposition commander has described as "good" the conditions in the prison in Dushanbe where he served three years of a nine-year term

Clerk of court in Hamadoni district detained for drug peddling

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of Khatlon’s Hamadoni district, including clerk of local court, face charge of drug peddling.

Dushanbe firearm killing reportedly solved

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe police have reportedly solved a firearm murder committed in Dushanbe on March 13.

Dead man with bullet wound in head found Dushanbe Sunday night

DUSHANBE, Marc 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A man was found with a bullet wound in the head on the southern outskirts of Dushanbe on March 13, at about 10:00 pm, according to the Ministry of Interior

A military personnel faces theft charge

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Lieutenant E.N., an officer from one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in the northern Isfara district, faces charge of theft.

Large amount of hashish seized in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of hashish has been seized by police in the northern Sughd province.

Russia refuses Tajik tycoon’s application for political asylum

Ex-member of the Sughd legislature and the former director general of the chemical plant in the northern city of Isfara, Nizomkhon Jourayev, detained by Moscow law enforcement authorities last year,

Tajik drug control officers prevent smuggling of large amount of hashish into Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan have prevented an attempt of smuggling a large amount of Afghan hashish

11 residents of Sughd province convicted of membership in banned Islamist group

The convicts have been detained by security officers in recent months.

Illegal alcohol cargo impounded on Kyrgyz-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2011, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz customs officers have impounded a Tajik truck carrying a hidden stash of technical alcohol, RFE/RL''s Kyrgyz Service reports.

Resident of Shahritous district detained for extortion

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Shahritous district, Rustam Abdushukurov, 44, has been arrested on suspicion of extortion, according to the Ministry of Interior

Sangov’s death under investigation

The issue of instituting criminal proceedings over the death of Safarali Sangov will be solved in the near future.

Hissar resident faces charge of giving bribe to local recruitment officer

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Hissar resident, A.C., 51, was detained on March 6 on suspicion of giving bribe to local official, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Tajik women suspected of links to Islamist group released

DUSAHNBE, March 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – Four Tajik women accused of belonging to the banned Islamic movement Jamaat at-Tabligh have been released from detention, RFE/RL''s Tajik

Woman accuses police officers of severely beating her husband

Dushanbe resident Safarali Sangov has been hospitalized after being severely beaten by police officers. He is now in serious condition at the National Medical Center.

Two customs officers face corruption charges

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the customs control points at the Dushanbe airport and the Pakhtaobod railway station face corruption charges.

Afghan national detained with large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with a large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district, Khatlon province.

Afghan national detained with large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has been detained with a large amount of narcotics in Farkhor district, Khatlon province.

Ex-deputy commander of Tajik border troops sentenced to 16 years in prison

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ex-deputy commander of Tajik border troops Saymuddin Mirzoyev has got a long jail term for large-scale bribery.

Drug cache discovered on outskirts of Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A drug cache has been discovered on the outskirts of Dushanbe.

Two police officers attacked by robbers in Qurghon Teppa last Saturday

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two police officers have been beaten in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province while attempting to detain four robbers.

Jail terms cut for slain Tajik minister's relatives

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus – Prison terms have been reduced for 29 relatives and supporters of a slain government minister who were sentenced over an alleged antigovernment plot, Radio

Drug peddler detained with 8 kilos of narcotics in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by drug control officers in Dushanbe at the end of last week led to the arrest of a drug peddler who brought some eight

Lawyers of three Khorog residents convicted of murder appeal to Supreme Court

KHOROG, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Lawyers of three residents of Khorog convicted of murder consider that the GBAO regional court’s verdict against their clients is too heavy and have

15-year-old girl detained with narcotics in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 15-year-old girl has been detained with narcotics in Dushanbe.