DUSHANBE, February 6, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ukrainian authorities are currently considering the issue of extradition of Abdumalik Abdullojonov to Tajikistan.

According to information posted on the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s official website, officers from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry main organized crime control department on February 5 detained a 64-year-old man who has been wanted by the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan for already sixteen years.

The man has been wanted for committing a number of especially serious crimes.  By this time, he has hidden from the law enforcement authorities in the United States.  He arrived in Ukraine about his business and he never expected that he will be detained, the website said.  Currently, the issue of his extradition is being decided.  In Tajikistan, the culprit may be sentenced to twenty years in prison and confiscation of his personal property, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s website said.

The website does not disclose his name but it is easy to guess that it is matter of Abdumalik Abdullojonov who was detained at Kiev’s Borisopol airport.  Abdullojonov is 64 year old and he has lived in the United States in recent year.

We will recall that former Tajik Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov was detained after arriving at Kiev’s Borisopol airport from the United States on February 5.

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports Abdumalik Abdullojonov has been detained on an international arrest warrant.

An official of the international police agency Interpol in Ukraine confirmed to RFE/RL’s Tajik Service that Abdullojonov was detained February 5 after arriving from the United States.

According to RFE/RL, Abdullojonov is accused by Tajik authorities of involvement in a 1996 assassination attempt on Rahmon.  He is also accused of backing a 1998 militant attack in Sughd province, and of organized crime and terrorism-related offenses.

Abdumalik Abdullojonov (born January 1, 1949) is a Tajikistani politician.  He served as the Prime Minister of Tajikistan from September 21, 1992 to December 18, 1993.  He resigned as Prime Minister to become Tajikistan''s first ambassador to Russia.  In November 1994, Abdumalik Abdullojonov ran against Emomali Rahmon for the office of president and was defeated.  After that he left Tajikistan.  For the past decade, Abdumalik Abdullojonov has lived in Los Angeles, the United States.