Tajkistan, Law-order

13:24, april 21, 2009

Khovaling legislature does not give consent to repeal of inviolability of its member

KULOB, April 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Khovaling district legislature (Majlis) have not given consent to the repeal of inviolability of their colleague Davlatali Abdulov, who is

12:17, april 20, 2009

Farkhor resident get life in jail for triple killing

KULOB, April 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the village of Allouddin in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, Nasimjon Qurbonov, has got life in jail for triple killing, according to Alfattoh Roziqov,

10:15, april 20, 2009

Brother of ex-minister of interiors detained on suspicion of killing

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Taghoinazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing and illegal

20:29, april 18, 2009

Security Council secretary’s son sentenced to five years in prison

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced Bobour Azimov, the son of the Security Council Secretary Amirqul Azimov, to five years in prison, Radio

18:17, april 18, 2009

Officer gets jail term of 3.5 years for corruption and abuse of office

KHUJAND, April 18, Asia-Plus -- Commander of company at one of military units deployed in the Sughd province, Captain Mansour Sulaymonov, has been sentenced to 3.

11:28, april 17, 2009

Four criminal proceedings instituted against 8 law enforcement officers in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor’s offices in the Sughd province have instituted 28 criminal proceedings over the first quarter of this year, acting chief prosecutor of the

14:45, april 16, 2009

Military courts consider 165 criminal proceedings in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, military courts have considered 165 criminal proceedings instituted against 190 people, the chairman of the

14:52, april 15, 2009

Ex-chief of Rumi police department gets long jail term

QURGHON TEPPA, April 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in Khatlon has sentenced ex-chief of the police department in Khatlon’s Rumi district, Rahmonali Sharipov, to a long jail term for

10:30, april 14, 2009

Heads of 3 construction companies face charge of embezzlement of state funds allocated for casting Roudaki bust

KHUJAND, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus - Top managers of three Sughd construction companies face charge of embezzlement of state funds (9,500 somoni) that have been allocated for casting and

16:54, april 13, 2009

3,333 crimes registered in Tajikistan in Jan-Mar 09

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus - Over the first three months of this year, 3,333 crimes have been officially registered in the country, which is 2.

14:59, april 13, 2009

Chief prosecutor’s office resumes investigation into killing of special police unit’s commander

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on April 13, the First Deputy Prosecutor-General, Abdusami Dadaboyev, said that the Prosecutor General’s Office has

14:16, april 13, 2009

Ex-top managers of Norak HPS faces charge of embezzlement of state funds

Ex-director of the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) Mahmadullo Qurbonov and his deputy Mahmadali Halimov are suspected of having embezzled some 380,000 US dollars of state funds.

18:06, april 11, 2009

Dual murder committed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A dual killing has been committed in Dushanbe.

15:20, april 8, 2009

Suhrob Langariyev’s lawyer vows to appeal Supreme Court’s verdict against his client

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus, Saidkomil Qurbonov, a defense lawyer representing Suhrob Langariyev, said today that he considers that the sentence

12:02, april 8, 2009

Suhrob Langariyev and his seven confederates get life in jail

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 30-year-old 30-летний Suhrob Langariyev and his seven confederates have been sentenced to life in jail.

14:48, april 7, 2009

Tajik national arrested in UAE on suspicion of having been involved in murder of Sulim Yamadayev

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national Maqsoudjon Ismatov has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on suspicion of having been involved in the murder of Sulim

18:36, april 6, 2009

Trial of Suhrob Langariyev starts in Dushanbe

Suhrob Langariyev, a younger brother of Langari Langariyev, who served as a top field commander during the civil war in the pro-government Popular Front, faces charges of large-scale drug

11:31, april 6, 2009

Pseudo prosecutor sentenced to 9.5 year in prison

KHUJAND, April 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 46-year-old resident of the Nourobod district Muqim Sharipov has been sentenced to 9.5 years’ imprisonment for especially large-scale fraud.

15:55, april 3, 2009

Four foreigners get jail terms for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of foreigners – one national of Nigeria, one national of the Republic of South Africa and two nationals of the Philippines - have got various

12:46, april 3, 2009

Over 60 tons of mineral fertilizers smuggled into Sughd out of Uzbekistan

KHUJAND, April 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 60 tons of mineral fertilizers have been smuggled into the Tajik northern province of Sughd from neighboring Uzbekistan, according to the Sughd

17:31, april 2, 2009

Gold-mining enterprise top manager faces charge of abusive financial practices

KULOB, April 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob regional prosecutor’ office has applied to the legislature (Majlis) of Khatlon’s Khovaling district for the repeal of inviolability of its member

15:27, march 26, 2009

Woman fro Kazakhstan faces illegal recruitment charge

KHUJAND, March 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against Kazakh national, Ms.

14:37, march 20, 2009

Trial of seven alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activists in Khujand adjourned

KHUJAND, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trail of seven alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization that began in the Khujand city court on March 19 was

11:59, march 20, 2009

Officials should publicly declare their income and assets, says MP

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik officials should publicly declare their income and assets, member of the Majlisi Namoyadnagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on

15:45, march 19, 2009

Money smuggling attempt warded off in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An attempt of smuggling a large amount of Russian rubles has been warded off at the Khujand airport in the Sughd province, according to the Ministry of

11:29, march 18, 2009

Philippines national detained for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers have seized some 3.3 kilograms of heroin at the Dushanbe airport, the Customs Service press service reported on March 17.

14:54, march 13, 2009

Trail of Uzbek national charged with illegal border crossing in GBAO adjourned

KHOROG, March 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trial of two – Mr. Sulaymon Mansourov from Shahrinav district, central Tajikistan and Ms.

20:34, march 11, 2009

Captured prison fugitive gets extended jail term

KHUJAND, March 11, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A city court in Khujand, Sughd province has sentenced the captured prison fugitive to additional jail time.

12:44, march 5, 2009

CIS states to boost cooperation in combating corruption

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The CIS expert group met at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, Belarus on March 3-4 to discuss establishment of cooperation in combating corruption.

16:53, march 4, 2009

Sughd resident detained while attempting to sell his 9-year-old son for $3,000

KHUJAND, March 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 68-year-old resident of the city of Istaravshan in the Sughd province has attempted to sell his 9-year-old son for 3,000 US dollars, according to the