Tajkistan, Law-order

14:31, october 9, 2009

Police solve murder of employee of currency exchange office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have reportedly solved killing of an employee of the currency exchange office in the center of Dushanbe that was committed on September

10:45, october 7, 2009

Sughd court sentences police officer to life imprisonment for brutal killing

KHUJAND, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Former officer from the Khujand police department, Rustam Latipov, has been sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder.

15:02, october 6, 2009

Chief prosecutor’s office has not yet secured review of “Isfara case”

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov told a news conference in Dushanbe today that the Prosecutor-General’s Office has not yet secured the review of

14:37, october 6, 2009

More than 10,000 crimes registered in Tajikistan in Jan-Aug-09

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-August 2009, 10,019 crimes have been registered in Tajikistan, which is 10.

14:54, october 2, 2009

Trial of top managers of JV Darvoz starts in Kulob

The trail of former director generaÐ“, chief power engineering specialist and chief accountant of the gold-mining company, Darvoz, began in Kulobâ€™s regional court today.

10:29, october 1, 2009

Border officer gets jail term of three years for office abuse

KHUJAND, October 1, 2009, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Major Abbosiddin Mahmoudov, an officer with one of border units deployed in the Sughd province, has been sentenced to three years in prison for abuse of

13:17, september 30, 2009

Doctor with military hospital in Khujand face bribery charge

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Physician with the Khujand hospital, Colonel of medical service Odiljon Hojiboyev has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in

17:47, september 29, 2009

Tajik officer gets jail term of five years for drug pushing

KHUJAND, September 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officer of one of military units deployed in the Sughd province has got long jail term for involvement in drug trafficking.

11:39, september 29, 2009

Tajik law enforcement authorities attribute currency exchange office robberies to return of migrants

Specialists from the Interior Ministry (MoI) say that it cannot be ruled out that the currency exchange office robberies are connected with return of many labor migrants resulting from the global

19:45, september 24, 2009

Sughd customs officers seize large consignment of contraband expensive alcohol drinks

KHUJAND, September 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd customs directorate have seized a large consignment of expensive alcohol drinks illegally transported into the province from

17:26, september 23, 2009

Killer of Isfara police official reportedly indentified

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have reportedly identified the killer of Saidumar Saidov, the chief of the criminal investigation squad within the Isfara police.

11:14, september 23, 2009

Fraud introducing himself as high-ranking law enforcement officer detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd security directorate have arrested the resident of the northern city of Chkalovsk Qurbonali Tabarov, who was pretending to be

19:31, september 22, 2009

Top managers of Taboshar hospital face embezzlement charge

KHUJAND, September 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of top managers of the central city hospital in the northern city of Taboshar face charge of embezzlement of state funds, according to the

18:32, september 19, 2009

Interior minister takes investigation into killing of Isfara police official under his own control

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is considering several versions of killing of the chief of the criminal investigation squad within the Isfara police

17:24, september 17, 2009

Sughd police officer faces drug-trafficking charge

KHUJAND, September 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Chkalovsk prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against local police officer Aydmamad Sherdilov and his partner in crime on drug

13:58, september 17, 2009

Partially-sighted head of Kulob Blind Society faces document forgery charge

KULOB, September 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob Prosecutor’s Office has completed investigation into case of Majid Hofizov, the head of the Kulob Blind Society.

13:08, september 17, 2009

Former top managers of Qairoqqum HPP stand trial for abuse and negligence

KHUJAND, September 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in the northern city of Chkalovsk is considering criminal proceedings instituted against four former top managers of the Qairoqqum

14:19, september 16, 2009

Two border guards convicted for abuse and bullying

KHUJAND, September 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of the border unit deployed in the Sughd province have been convicted for abuse and bullying.

17:34, september 15, 2009

Member of barristers’ association in Sughd faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, September 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A lawyer has been detained in the Sughd province on suspicion of having taken a bribe.

11:50, september 12, 2009

Officer from Sughd counternarcotics directorate detained for corruption

KHUJAND, September 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in corruption.

19:23, september 11, 2009

Arrested Russian servicemen may be transferred to the Russian side, says Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2009, Asia-Plus – Junior Sergeant Dmitry Kuchma and Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Chernov serving in the Russian military base in Tajikistan on contractual basis that

18:23, september 10, 2009

Woman from Sughd and her son get long jail terms for person abduction

KHUJAND, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Woman from Khujand and her son have got long prison terms for extortion and person abduction.

17:17, september 10, 2009

Two Russian servicemen detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of killing taxi diver

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan have been detained on suspicion of having killed a taxi driver.

10:44, september 8, 2009

Case of embezzlement of TJS 1.5 mln at Sughd regional hospital moves to court

KHUJAND, September 8, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into the case of embezzlement of more some 1.

15:05, september 7, 2009

Border officer gets jail term of 15 years fro dug trafficking

KHUJAND, September 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Warrant Officer Jabbor Khudoynazarov serving at the border-crossing checkpoint Madaniyat on the Tajik-Uzbek border in the Sughd province has got long

15:42, september 2, 2009

Two wanted criminals from Khujand detained in Moscow

KHUJAND, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An operation, dubbed Koftukov (Search), carried out by the Interior Ministry criminal investigation directorate and the criminal investigation unit

18:07, september 1, 2009

Two detained, two others wanted by police on suspicion of kidnapping

KHUJAND, September 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of Khujand have been detained and two others have been put the police wanted list on suspicion of having been involved in kidnapping,

14:39, september 1, 2009

Copy of the Torah stolen in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A copy of the Torah (Pentateuch) has reportedly been stolen in Dushanbe.

14:03, september 1, 2009

Three Tajik nationals illegally staying in Iran to be deported today

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three Tajik nationals will be deported from Iran by plane today for illegally staying in the country, according to the Tajik MFA information

13:35, september 1, 2009

Tajik Consulate in UAE follows destiny of Tajik national detained on suspicion of being involved in attempt on life of Yamadayev

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Consulate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is continuing to follow the fate of Tajik national Makhsoudjon Ismatov, who was arrested in