DUSHANBE, July 30, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) of Tajikistan urges a thorough investigation into the murder of Sabzali Mamadrizoyev, the head of IRP’s organization for Gorno Badakhshan.

IRP leader Muhiddin Kabiri remarked this at a news conference in Dushanbe on July 30.  According to him, IRP strongly condemns both the murder of Abdullo Nazarov, the regional security chief, and the murder of Sabzali Mamadrizoyev, the head of IRP’s organization for Gorno Badakhshan.

“We urge the authorities to approach the issue seriously.  They had the full right to investigate the murder of Abdullo Nazarov and we said we support these actions.  We now call on them to thoroughly investigate the murder of leader of our party’s organization in Gorno Badakhshan,” said Kabiri, “Investigation into the murder of a politician or member of political party is no less important issue than investigation into the murder of general.”

Kabiri says Mamadrizoyev participated in the demonstration in Khorog on July 23.  “He made a speech at the demonstration and criticized [the authorities], but his criticisms were logical and within the frame of law.  Such criticisms have been expressed by all political parties and citizens of the country,” IRP leader noted.

Concerning the video showing the government troops throwing the body of unknown person to the garbage heap in Khorog (this video was posted on video sharing website YouTube), Kabiri noted that it was inadmissible.

“Even if that person was criminal, the government troops should not have acted so,” IRP leader stated.

He added he hoped that the law enforcement authorities would approach the problem seriously and prove that there is difference between the organized crime grouping and the government troops.

According to IRP, after the July 23 meeting, Sabzali Mamadrizoyev was detained by the law enforcement authorities and taken to the Khorog border unit, where he was severely beaten there and then shot from the assault rifle Kalashnikov.  Mamadrizoyev’s body was found three days later and he was buried on July 26.”

IRP denies rumors that Sabzali Mamadrizoyev was allegedly member of the illegal armed grouping as absolutely baseless.  According him, Sabzali Mamadrizoyev was killed for his speech at the demonstration on July 23.

Sabzali Mamadrizoyev, 32, was elected to head IRP’s organization in Gorno Badakhshan on July 17, 2011.  As of January 1, 2012, IRP’s organization in Gorno Badakhshan reportedly had 3,000 members.