Tajkistan, Law-order

14:57, june 19, 2009

190 various crimes committed by Sughd women since the beginning of this year

KHUJAND, June 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 190 various crimes have been committed by Sughd women since the beginning of this year, according to the Sughd police directorate.

12:51, june 18, 2009

Prosecutor-General’s Office, MoI release joint statement over ex-minister’s death

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Prosecutor-General’s Office and the Ministry of Interior today released a joint statement, which, in particular, says that ex-Minister of Interior

10:30, june 18, 2009

Ex-head of Tajik national air carrier taken into custody

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ex-head of Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, Mr.

13:50, june 17, 2009

Trial of ex-interior minister’s brother continues

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of Taghoynazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, is continuing in Dushanbe city court.

11:44, june 16, 2009

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office institutes criminal proceedings against ex-head of Tajik Air

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings against Mr.

11:00, june 12, 2009

Panjakent post office managers face embezzlement charge

KHUJAND, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Subhon Kholmurodov, the head of the communications center at the Panjakent post office, and Farida Yusupova, an accountant with the Panjakent post office,

10:54, june 12, 2009

Relatives of jailed associates of Nizom Jourayev denounce court’s verdict, considering it baseless

KHUJAND, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Relatives of jailed associates of Nizom Jourayev denounce court’s verdict, considering it baseless and unfair.

10:44, june 11, 2009

Supreme Court sentences 31 members of criminal ring to jail

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 31 members of the criminal ring, led by the ex-director of the Isfara distillery Nizom Jourayev, have been sentenced to prison in the Supreme Court.

10:30, june 11, 2009

Trial of brother of ex-interior minister starts today

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of Taghoynazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, is supposed to begin today.

10:30, june 10, 2009

Two residents of Sughd convicted of forging driving licenses

KHUJAND, June 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of Sughd’s Jabborrasulov district – the 42-year-old Odiljon Boltayev and the 41-year-old Olimjon Jalilov – have been convicted of forging

10:15, june 10, 2009

Tong top managers found not guilty on the charge of embezzling grant, convicted of forgery of documents

KHUJAND, June 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two top managers of Khujand-based independent Uzbek-language newspaper, Tong (Morning), have been found not guilty on the charge of embezzling a

17:51, june 8, 2009

Sughd resident gets jail term of 25 year for raping his minor daughter

KHUJAND, June 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 45-year-old resident of Sughd’s Asht district Ashourali Rahmonov has got a jail term of 25 years for raping his minor daughter.

13:10, june 2, 2009

Case of two ex-officers of OMON moves to court

The Prosecutor-Generalâ€™s Office has completed investigation into case of a number of OMON (Tajik police special unit) that are charged with assaulting the â€œPamirâ€ Casino in Roudaki district and

12:37, june 2, 2009

Uzbek-language newspaper top managers face misappropriation charge

KHUJAND, June 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of Poulod Umarov, editor-in-chief of Khujand-based independent Uzbek-language newspaper Tong , began in the Khujand city court on June 1.

11:48, june 1, 2009

Two other Hizb ut-Tahrir activists detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two other alleged activists of the outlawed extremist religious Hizb ut-Tahrir organization have been detained in two separate operations in Sughd

12:44, may 29, 2009

Zafarobod resident convicted of attempting to kill police officers

KHUJAND, May 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 30 year-old resident of Sughd’s Zafarobod district Bahrom Bobokarimov has got a jail term of 20 years for attempting to kill three police officers.

12:12, may 29, 2009

Alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activist detained in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district Murodjon Turdiyev was detained by local police yesterday on suspicion of being member of the outlawed

10:29, may 23, 2009

Anticorruption officer convicted for fabricating criminal case

DUSHANBE, May 23, 2009, Asia-Plus /-- Anticorruption officer has been convicted for fabricating criminal case against recruitment officer.

11:28, may 21, 2009

Former Dushanbe Zoo director found liable for bear incident

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – The former director of the Dushanbe Zoo has been found liable for an incident that resulted in a girl losing her hand in 2006, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service reported

15:43, may 18, 2009

Member of former UTO armed formation detained fro crimes committed in the 1990s

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 35-year-old resident of the Nourobod district, some 100 kilometers east of Dushanbe, Muzaffar Nouriddinov, has been detained on suspicion of having

19:11, may 15, 2009

Khujand court sentences seven Hizb ut-Tahrir activists to prison terms from 3 to 10 years in jail

KHUJAND, May 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Seven members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization in northern Tajikistan have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from three

20:00, may 14, 2009

Afghan drug trafficker gets jail term of 17 years

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in the Khatlon province has sentenced Afghan national to long term imprisonment for drug trafficking.

17:27, may 12, 2009

Two killings committed in Sughd on May 10

KHUJAND, May 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two murders were committed in the northern Sughd province on May 10.

12:42, may 8, 2009

Two Afghan nationals sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment each for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two Afghan nationals have been sentenced to 24 years in prison each for drug trafficking, according to the Supreme Court.

12:30, may 8, 2009

Tajik-born Kyrgyz citizen charged with spying for Kyrgyzstan gets jail term of 29 years

DUSHANBE, May 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Retired colonel of the Kyrgyz armed forces Muhammadi Salimzoda, who is an ethnic Tajik, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for allegedly spying for

13:04, may 5, 2009

Four, including two border guards, convicted of tobacco goods smuggling in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, May 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court of the Khorog military garrison has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against four persons charged with tobacco goods

15:37, may 4, 2009

Sughd resident detained for giving bribe to police officer

DUSHANBE, May 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district has been detained for an attempt to give bribe to local police officer, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

14:40, april 30, 2009

One detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of cheating several entrepreneurs out of over $1 mln

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe resident Navrouz Abdulloyev was detained by police officers yesterday on suspicion of having cheated a number of local entrepreneurs out of

14:13, april 30, 2009

Another attempt of illegal migration warded off in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Konibodom prosecutor’s office on April 27 instituted criminal proceedings against local resident, Ms.

10:43, april 27, 2009

53 corruption-related crimes detected in Sughd in Q1 09

KHUJAND, April 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 53 corruption-related crimes have been detected in the Sughd province over the first three months of this year, the chief of Sughd anticorruption