Tajkistan, Law-order

12:57, july 25, 2007

Another seven women released from prison in northern Tajikistan under amnesty

KHUJAND, July 25, Asia-Plus — Another seven women, members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, have been released from prison under Tajikistan’s amnesty law.

11:48, july 25, 2007

Two arrested on suspicion of having burnt dead body of drug courier

DUSHANBE, July 25, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of the Khatlon province have been arrested on suspicion of having burnt dead body of drug courier, Asia-Plus has learned from the Ministry of

12:26, july 20, 2007

Some 2.5 tons of subquality and spoiled medicines confiscated in two operations in Tajikistan in January-June

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus — Over the first six months of the year, officers from the Tajik customs service and other control bodies have confiscated some 2.

19:15, july 17, 2007

Group of drug traffickers transporting heroin to Russia detained

DUSHANBE, July 17, Asia-Plus – Itar Tass – Moscow drug police have arrested members of criminal group that was engaged in smuggling heroin into the Russian capital by train Dushanbe-Moscow,

18:57, july 13, 2007

Tajik chief prosecutor denies report about detention of supporters of rebellious colonel on the Uzbek border

Tajik chief prosecutor complains about Uzbekistan that does not want extradite rebellious Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev, intends to combat tortures and does not consider Hizb ut-Tahrir to be

14:49, july 13, 2007

Court rejects student complaint about headscarf ban

DUSHANBE, July 13, Asia-Plus — A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has dismissed suit filed by Davlatmo Ismoilova, a student at Tajik Institute of Languages, against her institute and

13:53, july 13, 2007

Tajikistan has one of the lowest crime rates among CIS states, says MoI official

Tajikistanâ€™s crime rate rose by 6 percent in the year to July 1 2007, and 6,623 crimes have been registered in the country over the first six months of 2007.

15:13, july 9, 2007

Former Sughd legislator member Jurayev also charged with illegal storage of weapons

KHUJAND, July 9, Asia-Plus — New details emerged about the case of Nizomkhon Jurayev, director general of the Isfara chemical plant Kimiyo also former member of the Sughd regional legislator

20:49, july 5, 2007

Former police officer stands trial for killing

Former police stands trial for killing three persons and wounding two others in March.

15:11, july 4, 2007

Isfara chemical plant top manager charged with embezzlement of some 400,000 somonis

Director general of the Isfara chemical plant, charged with embezzlement of state funds, has been put on a list of persons wanted by Tajik police.

14:24, july 4, 2007

Isfara chemical plant top manager charged with embezzlement of some 400,000 somonis

Director general of the Isfara chemical plant, charged with embezzlement of state funds, has been put on a list of persons wanted by Tajik police.

14:14, july 3, 2007

19 female members of Hizb ut-Tahrir released under amnesty

According Tajikistanâ€™s penitentiary directorate, 325 women, including 19 members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, have been released under an amnesty law adopted on

10:30, june 29, 2007

National Peace Accord Amnesty carried out

More than 290 female prison inmates have been released under Tajikistanâ€™s amnesty law so far. They were serving their sentences for minor crimes.

11:26, june 22, 2007

Hizb ut-Tahrir activists convicted in Russia’s Magnitogorsk

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus – Three activists of the banned extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al Islami in Magnitogorsk have been sentenced to seven months in prison, the press service Federal

17:46, june 21, 2007

Two Tajik Interpol officers get long jail terms for corruption

KHUJAND, June 21, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in the Sughd province has sentenced two officers of Tajikistan’s national bureau of Interpol (international police organization) to long jail

10:27, june 21, 2007

Number of inmates that fall under amnesty to be determined within two months, say MoJ official

DUSHANBE, June 21, Asia-Plus -- Number of inmates falling under the amnesty, declared by the president on occasion of a National Accord Day, will be determined within two months after the adopted

11:03, june 19, 2007

Investigation into murder of Tajik border officer in GBAO under way

DUSHANBE, June 19, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into murder of Muqim Muhabbatov, deputy chief of border unit # 2111 for rear services (Darvoz stretch of the Tajik-Afghan border) is under way.

17:56, june 18, 2007

CORRECTION

The June 18 “Asia-Plus Bulletin” item titled “Khatlon criminal investigation squad chief arrested for bribery” should have identified Rahmatullo Mamedov as deputy chief of the criminal

16:21, june 18, 2007

Khatlon criminal investigation squad chief arrested for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, June 18, Asia-Plus -- Officers from anticorruption agency’s directorate for Khatlon have detained Lieutenant-Colonel Rahmatullo Mamedov, the head of the criminal investigation

15:58, june 18, 2007

Preliminary investigation characterizes Saturday blast as terrorist act

The State Committee for National Security has instituted criminal proceedings to investigate into an explosion that took place outside the building of Supreme Court in Dushanbe late Saturday.

14:12, june 15, 2007

WB Task Team Leader on Illegal Logging and Money Laundering visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 15, -- Visiting World Bank FDPFI’s Task Team Leader on Illegal Logging and Money Laundering; and Asset Recovery Theodore S.

14:06, june 14, 2007

Two officials with Qurghon Teppa University detained for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, June 14, Asia-Plus - Dean of faculty of philology at Qurghon Teppa University and head of chair at this faculty have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in corruption.

13:40, june 14, 2007

Moscow police detains two Tajik attackers on Chinese citizens

DUSHANBE, June 14, Asia-Plus - Two Tajik citizens, who are suspected of an armed attack on two Chinese citizens, were detained in eastern Moscow, spokeswoman for the police department of the Moscow

19:03, june 11, 2007

Head of Rudaki’s Kuktosh jamoat arrested for bribery

DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus -- Sadriddin Mahkamov, the head of the Kuktosh jamoat in the Rudaki district, some 17 kilometers south of Dushanbe, has been arrested on suspicion of having been

15:15, june 11, 2007

Former police officer also former UTO field commander arrested for drug smuggling

DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus -- Fathullo Khairiddin, former officer of the ministry of interior (MoI) also former field commander of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), known as Eshoni Daroz, was

12:07, june 4, 2007

Talco file suit against UC RUSAL in the High Court in London

Tajikistan Aluminum Company (Talco) has filed suit against United Company RUSAL (Russian Aluminum). Tajik aluminum launches claim for $500 million for illegal payments.

19:24, may 31, 2007

Police authorities portray a car explosion in Danghara as deliberate murder

Policy authorities has portrayed a car explosion in Danghara that left four dead as deliberate murder while, initially they characterized it as accidental.

14:02, may 29, 2007

Dismembered body found in Dushanbe’s microrayon 63 identified, suspect arrested

Dismembered body found in microrayon 63 has been identified and one has been arrested on suspicion of having committed this murder.

18:00, may 22, 2007

A group of Tajik teenagers allegedly trained at terrorist camps returned home, says Tajik security official

DUSHANBE, May 22, Asia-Plus - A group of Tajik teenagers aged 10 to 15, who were allegedly trained at terrorist camps in some countries, have been returned home, Asia-Plus has learned from Nozirjon

14:30, may 21, 2007

Case of alleged 14 IMU members moves to Sughd regional court

KHUJAND, May 21, Asia-Plus - A regional prosecutor’s office in the Sughd province has completed investigation into criminal proceedings instituted against 14 residents of the Isfara district,