Tajkistan, Law-order

17:13, july 17, 2010

Former stock farm head charged with embezzlement of 68,000 somoni

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Former stock farm head from Temourmalik district (Khatlon), Azizullo Nazarov, faces charges of large-scale embezzlement of state funds, the source at the

18:15, july 16, 2010

Drug courier from Kulob gets jail term of 10 years

KULOB, July 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Kulob has got a jail term of 10 years for an attempt to transport 482 grams of heroin to Russia.

14:26, july 16, 2010

Mirzo Ziyoev’s sons do not agree with Supreme Court’s verdict against them

The appeals court of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan will consider an appeal against the sentence passed on the sons of slain Minister of Emergencies Mirzo Ziyoev on July 20.

13:51, july 16, 2010

Corruption reportedly costs Kulob at 678,456 somoni in H1 2010

KULOB, July 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Kulob, the chief of the Kulob anticorruption department Muzaffar Safarov revealed on July 15 that according to

13:11, july 14, 2010

Counterfeit Russian rubles seized in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have seized counterfeit Russian rubles in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

10:57, july 14, 2010

15 employees of prosecutor’s offices dismissed following extraordinary qualifying evaluation

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An extraordinary assessment of professionalism of prosecutors was conducted in Tajikistan recently and 15 employees of prosecutor’s offices were

15:20, july 13, 2010

Trial of 46 supporters of Mirzo Ziyoev under way, says Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An investigation team from the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has been engaged in investigation into cases instituted against ex-Minister

14:03, july 13, 2010

Alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in Khujand

KHUJAND, July 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Alleged activist out of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization has been detained in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province.

11:12, july 13, 2010

Sughd prosecutors institute criminal proceedings against 15 alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir members in H1 2010

KHUJAND, July 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, the Sughd prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against 15 alleged members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir

19:52, july 12, 2010

Tajikistan’s Council of Justice concerns over corruption in judicial bodies

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Council of Justice (Shuroi Adliya) is concerned over corruption in the country’s judicial bodies.

12:46, july 9, 2010

Nearly 2,000 residents of Sughd become victims of fraud

KHUJAND, July 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Nearly 2,000 residents of Sughd province have become victims of fraud, who made US$560,000 from swindling, the Sughd prosecutor Yusuf Rahmonov told reporters in

14:02, july 7, 2010

6,453 crimes reported in Tajikistan in Jan-Jun 2010

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 6,453 crimes have been reported in Tajikistan, which is 35З crimes or 5.

13:12, july 7, 2010

Qumsangir transport official suspected of embezzlement of almost 123,000 somoni

QURHGON TEPPA, July 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Sayzhafar Rahimov, engineering-in-chief with the road transport department of Qumsangir district in Khatlon province, is suspected to having

12:03, july 7, 2010

Regional official from Khatlon faces corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, July 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Saidnazar Zabirov, the head of office of the chairman of Khatlon’s Khuroson district, has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in

17:41, july 6, 2010

Two sons of Mirzo Ziyoev sentenced to 28 and 30 years in prison respectively

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has found them guilty of forming an armed for the purpose of overthrowing or forcibly changing the constitutional order of the country.

20:10, july 3, 2010

Young woman fro Sarband sells her newborn baby for 300 somoni

QURGHON TEPPA, July 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Young woman from the city of Sarband in Khatlon province has sold her newborn baby to childless pair for 300 somoni.

19:14, july 3, 2010

Over 283 kilos of narcotics seized in Sughd

Drug dealers arranging drug shipments from Gorno Badakhshan via Dushanbe to Sughd province have been detained.

14:33, july 2, 2010

Ex-head of land committee in Bokhtar district faces corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, July 2, 2010, Asia-Plus – The Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against the former head of the land committee in Bokhtar district and his two

10:59, july 2, 2010

Student from Khujand University gets jail term of 28 years for brutal killing of taxi driver

KHUJAND, July 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 21-year-old student from Khujand State University, Abbos Ismoilov, has got a long jail term for brutal killing of a tax driver.

13:07, july 1, 2010

Three women from Sughd get jail terms for buying and selling of minor

KHUJAND, July 1, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Three women from Sughd province have got jail terms for buying and selling of newborn.

14:35, june 29, 2010

Three detained in Khujand on suspicion of being involved in buying and selling of baby

KHUJAND, June 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Three residents of Khujand (Sughd province) have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in buying and selling of minors.

18:30, june 24, 2010

Four Khizb-ut-Takhrir members convicted in Sughd

Khujand. June 24. “Asia-Plus” -- Regional court of Sughd District has found four residents of Sughd region guilty of being members of Khizb-ut-Takhrir extremist movement.

15:32, june 23, 2010

Criminal case against Chief Architect of Vakhsh region launched in Khatlon

Kurgon-Teppa. June 23. “Asia-Plus” -- A criminal case against Chief Architect of Vakhsh region was launched in Khatlon.

13:17, june 4, 2010

Number of crimes against property in Tajikistan grows: nearly 2000 thefts registered this year

DUSHANBE. June 4. “Asia-Plus” -- The number of crimes against property reportedly grows in Tajikistan: 1.867 thefts reported registered in Tajikistan in the past 5 months this year.

14:40, june 3, 2010

Dushanbe court to consider appeal against conviction of group of Slafits

DUSHANBE. June 3. “Asia-Plus” -- The Dushanbe court has just started to consider an appeal against conviction of a group of Salafia religious movement followers sentenced in January this year.

12:42, june 3, 2010

Foreign Ministry observes situation around Tajik citizen arrested in Kabul on terror suspicions

DUSHANBE. June 3.

14:22, june 2, 2010

Ex-chief of gynecology department of Sughd clinical hospital accused of newborn baby trade

KHUJAND. June 2.

13:49, june 2, 2010

Legal literacy campaign organized for Kanibadam lawyers

Kanibadam. June 2.

15:49, may 31, 2010

Weapon cache found in north Tajikistan

DUSHANBE. May 31. “Asia-Plus” -- Tajik law enforcement agencies found a secret weapon cache in north Tajikistan.

14:09, may 31, 2010