Tajkistan, Law-order

17:18, december 13, 2011

Resident of Khujand arrested on suspicion of double killing

KHUJAND, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khujand resident Denis Martynov, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of killing his concubine Olga Saltanova and Ibrohim Salimov, according to the

16:58, december 13, 2011

Former deputy Isfara mayor faces land fraud charge

KHUJAND, December 13, 2011 Asia-Plus -- Former deputy Isfara mayor, Bahrom Boboyev, 53, faces the charge of land fraud, according to the Sughd police directorate.

10:25, december 13, 2011

Genetic testing confirms that man brutally killed in St. Petersburg is Tajik national

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A genetic examination has confirmed that a man brutally killed in St.

17:02, december 10, 2011

Corruption makes society illiterate and uneducated

Education sector is considered to be one of the most corrupt spheres in Tajikistan that may lead to degradation of society.

10:56, december 9, 2011

UNDP, DFID support efforts to reduce corruption risks in Dushanbe high schools

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UNDP Country Office in Tajikistan in cooperation with the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption and the Ministry of Education today

12:30, december 8, 2011

Police shut down drug den in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2011, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe police have shut down a drug den operating in Dushanbe. According to the Interior Ministry, police officers arrested a 31-year-old A.S.

10:14, december 8, 2011

Brutal murder of Tajik national taken under special control, says Russian police official

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- During his recent visit to St.

09:16, december 8, 2011

Tajik prosecutor refutes reports of prison hunger strike

DUSHANBE December 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A public prosecutor monitoring prisons in Tajikistan''s southern Khatlon province is refuting reports about an ongoing hunger strike by detainees at a

18:27, december 6, 2011

Prison inmate ends hunger strike

Human rights activist and lawyer Oynihol Bobonazarova visited Sadriddin Toshev in prison and persuaded him to end huger strike.

11:50, december 6, 2011

Tajik MP visits St. Petersburg to get acquainted with investigation into murder of Tajik national

Tajik parliamentarian departed for St. Petersburg today morning to get acquainted with the process of investigation into the brutal murder of Tajik national.

15:34, december 1, 2011

TI’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Tajikistan 152nd among 183 nations

DUSHANBE, December 1 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to Transparency International (TI)’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index released on December 1, corruption continues to plague too many

12:29, november 30, 2011

Drug peddler detained at Khujand airport

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Drug peddler has been detained at the Khujand airport.

17:34, november 29, 2011

Alleged terrorist to be extradited to Tajikistan from Russia

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russian media outlets report the Russian law enforcement authorities have agreed to extradite Zubaydullo Shoyev, 33, to Tajikistan.

17:24, november 28, 2011

Prisoner goes on hunger strike to demand amnesty

Former supporter of the mutinous Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev has gone on a hunger strike protesting violation of his right of being granted amnesty.

16:35, november 25, 2011

250 corruption-related crimes reported in Sughd in Jan-Sept 2011

KHUJAND, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 250 corruption-related and economic crimes have been reported in Sughd province over the first nine months of this year, which is twice as much

09:36, november 25, 2011

Rolkan Investment Ltd to appeal verdict passed on its pilots by Tajik court

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russia’s news agency, Interfax, has quoted Rolkan Investment Ltd CEO Sergey Poluyanov as saying that the company plans to appeal the verdict passed on its

17:01, november 22, 2011

Russian and Estonian pilots have been released by an appeal court ruling

Two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd, Captain Vladimir Sadovnichiy (Russian national) and Captain Aleksey Rudenko (citizen of Estonia), who were sentenced by the Qurghon Teppa city court to 8 ½

16:39, november 22, 2011

Khatlon regional court releases jailed pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd

Two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd, Captain Vladimir Sadovnichiy (Russian national) and Captain Aleksey Rudenko (citizen of Estonia), who were sentenced by the Qurghon Teppa city court to 8 ½ years

10:38, november 22, 2011

Khatlon prosecutor’s office asks for release of Russian-hired pilots

The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has sought the minimum jail terms for two pilots of Rolkan Investment Ltd.

17:02, november 21, 2011

Tajikistan to review case of Russian-hired pilots

The Khatlon regional court is expected to review the criminal case of two pilots working for Rolkan Investment Ltd, who were sentenced to 8 ½ years each by the Qurghon Teppa city court.

12:41, november 18, 2011

Former head of Orienbonk’s branch in Muminobod faces attempted murder charge

The trial of former head of the branch of Orienbonk in Muminobod district has started in the Supreme Court.

14:32, november 17, 2011

Part of pilots’ criminal case concerning Rolkan Investment Ltd CEO suspended month ago

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – A part of the criminal case of two pilots working for Rolkan Investment Ltd, which concerns the Rolkan Investment Ltd director general Sergey Poluyanov, was

09:57, november 17, 2011

Rolkan Investment Ltd reportedly intends to file lawsuit against Tajik authorities

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – Rolkan Investment Ltd, a private company domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, intends to file lawsuit against the Tajik authorities that arrested and

16:48, november 16, 2011

Khatlon regional court reviews sentence passed on Russian-hired pilots

An appeal by pilots’ defense lawyer and a protest lodged by the Khatlon prosecutor’s office have been submitted to a court of higher instance.

09:54, november 16, 2011

Investigator faces charge of negligence leading to suspect’s death

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Criminal proceedings have been instituted against Lieutenant Abdurahmon Dodov, a former investigator with the police station in Dushanbe’s

14:56, november 15, 2011

Director general of Rolkan Investments Ltd put on international wanted list

Tajik authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against the top manager of Rolkan Investments Ltd. He is charged with indirect participation in smuggling and illegal border crossing.

14:10, november 15, 2011

Khatlon prosecutor’s office asks to cut jail sentences for Russian-hired pilots

The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has submitted the protest against the sentence passed by the Qurghon Teppa city court on two pilots of Rolkan Investments Ltd.

15:06, november 11, 2011

Sentenced pilots appeal verdict passed on them by Tajik court

Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Yuri Popov today morning flew to Moscow for consultations with senior representatives of Russia’s MFA.

11:25, november 11, 2011

28 participants of last year’s events in Rasht district convicted

28 participants of the last year’s events in Rasht district have got long jail terms.

09:14, november 11, 2011

Tajikistan says no politics in pilots’ case

Tajik chief prosecutor said that before the two planes took off, Afghan government officials informed Tajikistan that they had false registration numbers and were not registered in any country.