Tajkistan, Law-order

20:26, november 26, 2009

4 cases instituted against parents prohibiting their children from attending school in Qumsangir

QURGHON Teppa, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, four criminal proceedings have been instituted against parents prohibiting their children from attending

19:16, november 26, 2009

Sughd regional court sentences IMU member to 25-year prison term

KHUJAND, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd regional court sentenced member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Bakhtiyor Jourayev, who is resident of Sughd’s Isfara district,

16:01, november 26, 2009

Khatlon drug control officer faces office abuse charge

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farrukh Hakimov, a chief investigator with the Khatlon counternarcotics directorate, faces charges of abuse of office and illegal detention,

16:21, november 25, 2009

Trial of two alleged IMU member starts in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of two residents of the Isfara district – Qudratullo Nematulloyev and Abdusami Nourmuhammadi – began in Sughd’s regional court in Khujand on

14:33, november 23, 2009

Sughd customs officers detain 4,000 tons of undeclared raw cotton

KHUJAND, November 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs service have warded off an attempt of illegal transportation of more than 4,000 tons of raw cotton to Kyrgyzstan.

18:35, november 20, 2009

Chinese national detained with contraband USD in Sughd

KHUJAND, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national was detained at the Khujand airport last Thursday (November 19) for carrying a large amount of contraband USD, according to the Sughd

17:22, november 20, 2009

Crime of baby selling committed in Khalton in 1998 solved recently

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Khatlon organized crime control police recently solved a crime of baby selling that was committed in the province in 1998 already.

11:30, november 20, 2009

OSCE Office conducts workshop on change management for law enforcement officials

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-supported workshop on change management related to fostering the launch of the police reform ended in Dushanbe on November 19, according to

11:59, november 19, 2009

Germany provides $100,000 worth of technical assistance to Tajik ministry of interior

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Germany has provided US$100,000 technical assistance to the Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:29, november 18, 2009

Five detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of robbing Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of persons have been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of having robbed Chinese nationals working in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of

11:59, november 18, 2009

Tajikistan lingers practically at the bottom of the 2009 CPI

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranked Tajikistan, with a score of 2.0, 158th among 180 countries. Kazakhstan (2.

20:15, november 16, 2009

Tajik police’s directorate to fight organized crime marks its 20th anniversary

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry directorate for combating organized crime marked its 20th anniversary on November 16, 2009.

13:06, november 10, 2009

Another resident of Isfara detained for alleged IMU membership

KHUJAND, November 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another resident of Sughd’s Isfara district has been detained on suspicion of having contacts with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

15:58, november 9, 2009

Large amount of hashish seized by police in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Vakhsh police department (Khatlon province) have seized a large amount of hashish, According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI),

19:49, november 4, 2009

Two alleged IMU female supporters detained in Sughd in two days

KHUJAND, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two women from Sughd’s Isfara district have been detained in two separate operations on suspicion of having contacts with the banned Islamic Movement of

18:47, october 29, 2009

Officer at Khujand airport border control point gets jail term of 9 years

KHUJAND, October 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An officer at the Khujand airport border control point has got a long jail term for drug trafficking.

14:47, october 29, 2009

Unknown persons steal metal angle pieces for fastening pylons of South-North power grid

KHUJAND, October 29, 2009, Asia-Plus /Mavlouda Rafiyeva/ -- Representatives from China’s Theban Electric Apparatus Stock (TBEA), which has been building the South-North power grid, have applied to

14:08, october 28, 2009

Woman from Panjakent detained on suspicion of killing her 5-year-old daughter

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Shoira Rajabova from the village of Mehnatobod in Sughd’s Panjakent district has been detained on suspicion of having killed her 5-year-old daughter,

14:01, october 26, 2009

Four top managers of Vostokredmet get long jail terms for spaying

KHUJAD, October 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four former top managers of the state unitary enterprise Vostokredmet have got long jail terms for abuse of power and spying.

11:15, october 26, 2009

Judge at Khatlon economic court faces corruption charge

QURGHON TEPPA, October 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A judge at the Khatlon regional economic court has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

15:16, october 23, 2009

Group of employees of Tajik central bank face embezzlement charge

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate fro combating organized crime have reportedly exposed an organized criminal group comprising employees

15:48, october 22, 2009

Khujand customs officer suspected of being involved in money contraband

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Am official with the Khujand customs service, Colonel M.K.

12:03, october 22, 2009

Ten judges sacked this yea for outrage

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - Ten judges have been sacked over the first nine months of this year for gross violation of the country’s laws, the head of the Shuroi Adliya (Council

11:36, october 22, 2009

Woman tried to sell her newborn baby, Sughd police say

KHUJAND, October 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 26-year-old woman from the Bobojonghafurov district was arrested yesterday after she tried to sell her newborn to local woman for US$600 and 300

20:33, october 21, 2009

7,139 crimes reportedly committed by Tajik nationals in Russia this year

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 7,139 crimes have been committed by Tajik nationals in Tajikistan in January-September this year and 2,720 of these crimes are connected with document

20:16, october 21, 2009

Suspected member of Islamist terrorist group “Shamsheri Islom” detained in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, deputy Interior Minister, Ramazon Rahimov, revealed on October 21 that 548 people in Tajikistan

14:46, october 21, 2009

Anticorruption agencies in GBAO and Sughd sum up the result of their activities in Jan-Sept 09

KHOROG/KHUJAND, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Khorog, the GBAO anticorruption directorate chief Yusuf Nazarshoyev revealed on October 20 that

18:42, october 20, 2009

Deputy chairperson of Jomi district faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – Ms. Narzigul Vohidova, Deputy Chairperson of Khatlon’s Jomi District, faces charge of corruption.

11:08, october 20, 2009

Head of IMU cell in Isfara sentenced to life imprisonment

KHUJAND, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Anvar Qayumov, the head of a cell of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in Sughd’s Isfara district, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

19:03, october 17, 2009

Former head of Khujand railway station files suit against Sughd transportation prosecutor

KHUJAND, October 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court case pitting Numon Hasanov, former head of the railway station “Khujand,” against the Sughd transportation prosecutor Zokir Nazarov began in the