Tajkistan, Law-order

20:06, september 18, 2010

Officers from customs and border control at Qurghon Teppa airport face corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon transportation prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against senior officers from the customs and border control at the

10:39, september 18, 2010

Two detained in Kulob for illegal deprivation of freedom

KULOB, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kulob law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against two residents of the city of Kulob – Nabijon Nazarov and Bobojon Nazarov.

14:09, september 13, 2010

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office: Extradition of fugitive tycoon to Tajikistan under consideration

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Official Dushanbe is awaiting a Russian decision on the extradition of Nizomkhon Jourayev, a Tajik businessman on the run since 2007 who was

12:07, september 1, 2010

Parents punished for children's truancy

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2010, Asia-Plus – A court in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province has for the first time passed sentence on parents whose children failed for months to attend

20:09, august 31, 2010

Former bazaar director killed in Isfara

KHUJAND, August 31, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Homidboy Karimov, former director of bazaar in the Surkh Jamoat in Isfara district, Sughd province was shot to death from assault rifle

13:44, august 30, 2010

Ex-MP does not agree for amicable settlement proposed by judge

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A court case pitting ex-member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Sayvali Nourov against the Dushanbe weekly

18:50, august 28, 2010

Fugitive Tajik businessman detained in Moscow

Ex-member of the Sughd legislature, Nizomkhon Jourayev, who owned a chemical plant in the northern city of Isfara and has been wanted by Tajik police since 2007, was detained in Moscow on Friday.

17:05, august 28, 2010

Kulob resident detained in Dushanbe for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) led to the arrest of drug pusher at one of parking lots in Dushanbe on august

17:48, august 27, 2010

Head of farming unit in Qumsangir accused of attempting to give bribe to prosecutor

QURGHON TEPPA, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has brought formal charges against head of farming unit in Qumsangir district, accusing him of an attempt to give

14:06, august 27, 2010

Judge from Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district court faces corruption charges

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Fayziddin Bobobekov, a judge with the court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, was detained yesterday on suspicion of having been involved in corruption.

18:03, august 26, 2010

Sughd prosecutor’s office institutes criminal proceedings against ore refinery director

KHUJAND, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against Samejon Ahmadov, the director of the ore refinery in Jabborrasulov district,

10:35, august 24, 2010

Khujand resident sentenced to prison for driving his step daughter to suicide

KHUJAND, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khujand has got a jail term of five years for driving his step daughter to suicide.

19:27, august 21, 2010

46 supporters of Mirzo Ziyoev sentenced to long jail terms

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2010, Asia-Plus – A large group of supporters of slain ex-Minister of Emergencies Mirzo Ziyoev have been sentenced to long jail terms.

18:39, august 21, 2010

Trial of ex-candidate to parliament from Vakhsh district continues in Bokhtar district court

QURGHON TEPPA, August 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The trial of ex-candidate to parliament from the Vakhsh district, Sayvali Nourov, is continuing in a court of Bokhtar district, Khatlon province.

13:13, august 19, 2010

Employee of savings bank’s branch in Sughd suspected of embezzling pensions

KHUJAND, August 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The prosecutor’s office in Zafarobod district, Sughd province has instituted criminal proceedings against Vali Toshev, an employee of the branch of

16:57, august 17, 2010

Three officials in Khatlon face corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, August 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the past two months, three officials in Khatlon province have been detained on corruption charges.

14:58, august 17, 2010

Ex-PM files lawsuit against independent weekly accusing it libel and insult

Ex-PM Sayvali Nourov considers that the Dushanbe independent weekly, Charkhi Gardoun, defamed him, publishing article about criminal proceedings instituted against him.

17:35, august 16, 2010

Jakub Salimov to be transfered to a prison up to Independence Day

About 5,5 years after verdict announcement the ex-head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still in a prison.

14:12, august 16, 2010

Samiev tries to return privatized objects with General prosecutors’ help

KURGAN-TUBE, August 16, 2010, Asia-Plus - Mayor of Kurgan-Tube Sharifkhon Samiev intends to return privatized enterprises through General Prosecutor. According to city mayor’s office, S.

18:22, august 13, 2010

Office Prosecutor of Panjakent has laid a criminal case against Director of branch of microcredit fund "Imon"

KHUJAND, August 13, 2010, Asia-Plus - / Office Prosecutor of Panjakent has laid a criminal case against the director of branch of microcredit fund «Imon International».

17:50, august 13, 2010

Director of Isfaras’ enterprise "Angisht" and his worker are suspected of appropriation of large sum of money

KHUDJAND, August 13, 2010, Asia-Plus - Director of Isfaras’ enterprise "Angisht" and his worker - workshop manager of finished goods are suspected of appropriation of large sum of money.

17:27, august 12, 2010

The member of a selection committee of medical college of Kurgan-Tube is suspected in acceptance of bribe

KURGAN-TUBE, August 12, Asia-Plus - A member of a selection committee of medical college of Kurgan-Tjube is detained on suspicion in acceptance of bribe.

17:12, august 10, 2010

In Sughd region the active worker of extremist party Hizb-ut-tahrir is sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment

KHOJAND. August 10, Asia-Plus - In Sughd region there was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment the active worker extremist party Hizb-ut-tahrir.

13:47, august 10, 2010

The property of son of ex-general prosecutor is seized to arrest

The list of the arrested property of F.

10:34, august 10, 2010

Infanticide from Sughd sentenced to three years in prison

KHUJAND, August 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Young woman from Bobojnghafruov district in Sughd province has been sentenced to jail for killing her newborn baby.

17:29, august 7, 2010

Tajik high court rejects appeal by jailed members of Islamic group

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan''s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by 18 members of the banned Islamic group Jamaat ut-Tabligh seeking to have their prison terms reduced,

10:59, august 7, 2010

Konibodom education official faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, August 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dehqon Karimov, a lead specialist with the Konibodom education department, was detained on August 5 on suspicion of having been involved in bribery,

11:54, august 6, 2010

IRPT regional leader cleared of human-trafficking charge

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2010, Asia-Plus – A court in southern Tajikistan has ruled that a regional leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) and another man are not guilty of human trafficking,

19:30, august 5, 2010

Two railroad conductors detained for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two railroad conductors working for Tajik Railways have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking, the Customs Service

18:38, august 5, 2010

Ex-officer of Tajik interior ministry detained in Moscow for giving US$50,000 bribe

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2010, Asia-Plus – Moscow law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against ex-officer of the Tajik Ministry of Interior, who is suspected of giving a