Tajkistan, Law-order

13:11, may 17, 2007

Russian national detained for attempt to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus - Tajik customs officers have stopped an attempt by Russian national to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan.

14:37, may 10, 2007

Former UTO militant sentenced to 15 years in prison

DUSHANBE, May 10, Asia-Plus - The Supreme Court has sentenced former United Tajik Opposition (UTO) militant Hokmatullo Ibrohimov to long prison term after finding him guilty of committing a number

16:00, may 7, 2007

Charoghi Rouz editor denies report that he was allegedly detained at Moscow airport for having 350,000 euros with him

DUSHANBE, May 7, Asia-Plus - Dodojon Atovulloyev, editor-in-chief of Charoghi Rouz , a monthly publication about Tajikistan and its relations with Russia, has denied report that he was

13:20, april 27, 2007

Two police officers sentenced to two years in jail each for torturing teenager

Two officers from Dushanbeâ€™s Sino police directorate have been sentenced to two years in prison each for using torture to extort a confession from a 15-year teenager.

11:13, april 25, 2007

3,275 crimes reported in Tajikistan in January-March

DUSHANBE, April 25, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of the year, 3,275 crimes have been reported in Tajikistan, which 3.

16:16, april 24, 2007

Two suspect members of IMU sentenced to life imprisonment

DUSHANBE, April 24, Asia-Plus - A trial of eleven members of the terrorist group, including two Uzbek nationals, charged with being involved in a series of terrorist acts and other grave crimes

18:01, april 23, 2007

Tajik law enforcement authorities shut down illegal religious school in Dushanbe

Tajik law enforcement authorities have shut down illegal religious school in Dushanbe.

14:30, april 20, 2007

MoI concerned over the current crime trends among minors

Tajik law enforcement agencies are seriously concerned over increase in number of juvenile crimes in the country. According to MoI official, the most serious crime situation is in the Sughd province.

14:27, april 13, 2007

Ongoing dispute between Tajikistan and Turkish company may possibly be solved soon

DUSHANBE, April 13, Asia-Plus - The trace of Turkish company Emek Insaat that did not finish the construction of water park in Dushanbe has been found in Germany.

12:56, april 11, 2007

Border officer gets lengthy jail term for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 11, Asia-Plus - Chief of the border commandant’s office for the Ghonchi district in Sughd, Major Nourullo Davlatov, has got a lengthy jail term for having been involved in drug

17:14, april 10, 2007

Principle’s Group discuss how to help Tajikistan improve its efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - Rising risks of money laundering and terrorism financing are becoming of greater concern as the Tajik economy is liberalized and growth occurs in the private and

16:20, april 10, 2007

Chairmen of supreme court from SCO states to discuss cooperate issues in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, April 10, Asia-Plus - Chairman of Tajikistan’s Supreme Court, Nusratullo Abdulloyev, is taking part at a session of heads of supreme court from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation

18:19, march 26, 2007

Three Moscow police officers get jail terms for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A district court in Moscow has sentenced three officers from the Vykhino police station to two years in jail each for beating Tajik students at a university hostel

13:10, march 20, 2007

Some 350 illegal mosques and praying rooms revealed in Tajik capital, says Dushanbe prosecutor

The further fate of illegal mosque or praying room is decided by authorities of the district, where they are located.

19:40, march 19, 2007

Russian national three years in jail for smuggling of precious stones

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - A court in Dushanbe has sentenced Russian national to three-year jail term for smuggling of gemstones.

16:07, march 6, 2007

Tajik national returned from Guantanamo base gets long jail term

DUSHANBE, March 6, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in the Khatlon province has sentenced resident of the Kolkhozobod district Ibrohim Nasriddinov to 23 years in jail.

19:43, march 5, 2007

Researcher gets 3 years in jail for stealing cultural objects

DUSHANBE, March 5, Asia-Plus -- A court in the Shohmansour district of Dushanbe has sentenced Aleksandr Kulyomin, a junior researcher with the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, to

18:23, february 28, 2007

Prosecutor-general’s office to control investigation into shooting incident

DUSHANBE, February 28, Asia-Plus - The Prosecutor-General’s Office has taken under its control an investigation into a shooting incident that took place outside the building of AgroInvestBonk’s

18:35, february 21, 2007

4,465 people amnestied northern Tajikistan under Independence Day amnesty law

KHUJAND, February 21, Asia-Plus - The results of implementation of an Independence Day amnesty law were discussed at a February 20 board meeting of the Sughd prosecutor’s office in Khujand.

15:48, february 21, 2007

Independence Day Amnesty concluded

6,731 people have been released under Tajikistanâ€™s amnesty law adopted on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Independence.

14:32, february 21, 2007

DPT jailed leader transferred to penal colony

DUSHANBE, February 21, Asia-Plus - The Democratic Party’s (DPT) jailed leader Mahmadruzi Iskandarov was transferred from the justice ministry-run pretrial detention facility to Dushanbe

15:26, february 20, 2007

Rahmonov urges to intensify fight against corruption

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov yesterday met with a group of law enforcement officers that had been appointed to high-ranking positions in police directorates in the

17:15, february 19, 2007

Kulob pensioner faces libel charge

KULOB, February 19, Asia-Plus - The Kulob regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against a 60-year-old resident of the village of Davlatobod in the Hamadoni district of

16:56, february 15, 2007

Corruption report shows that corruption affects all segments of society

QURGHON TEPPA, February 15, Asia-Plus - A presentation of a Report on Corruption in Tajikistan (A Public Opinion Survey) with participation of representatives from president’s executive office was

20:35, february 14, 2007

Uzbek national detained on suspicion of committing at least two killings

Citizen of Uzbekistan have been arrested in Tajikistan on suspicion of having committed at least two murders in Dushanbe. .

17:07, february 13, 2007

Young researcher faces charge of stealing cultural objects

DUSHANBE, February 13, Asia-Plus - A court in the Shohmansour district of Dushanbe is considering criminal proceedings instituted against a 30-year-old Aleksandr Kulyomin, junior researcher at the

13:56, february 13, 2007

One of passengers of detained car with more than 197 kilograms of drugs proves to be security officer

One of passengers of a car with some 197 kilograms of drugs that was detained in Varzob on February 11 proved to be officers of the national security service.

14:20, february 9, 2007

Dushanbe law enforcement authorities raid shops selling cell phones

Raids by the law enforcement authorities on 23 shops in Dushanbe selling cell phones led to confiscation of some 400 â€œgreyâ€ cell phones. 19 shops were closed down.

18:04, february 8, 2007

Capital customs directorate official faces fraud charge

DUSHANBE, February 8, Asia-Plus - Rahmatjon Hasanov, an official with the Dushanbe customs directorate, has been arrested on suspicion of having got money by fraud.

12:06, february 7, 2007

Three police officers detained for using torture

Three officers from the Dushanbe police directorate have been arrested on suspicion of having used torture to extort confession of from 15-year-old teenager.