Tajkistan, Law-order

10:59, july 16, 2008

Gazovik-1 head charged with embezzlement of some 70,000 somonis

DUSHANBE, July 16, Asia-Plus -- Rustamkhon Choriyev, founder of the Dushanbe limited liability company, Gazovik-1, is charged with embezzlement of some 70,000 somonis of state funds,

10:31, july 16, 2008

Tajik expert considers that it still early to start fighting corrupt ministers

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Corruption affects all elements of society, discouraging the young and the entrepreneurs, and thus significantly hampering economic development in the

10:29, july 15, 2008

Administrators of the Zarya Vostoka plant face tax evasion charges

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by officers from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of financial activities of the State Unitary Enterprise Zarya

16:33, july 14, 2008

Tojikgaz official face corruption charge

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by the State Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the supply and sales activities of the Tajik state natural-gas

11:21, july 12, 2008

Suspect in special police unit commander killing established, says Tajik chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2008, Asia-Plus - Suspect in killing of Oleg Zakharchenko, commander of a special police unit, OMON, has been established, Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov

11:09, july 12, 2008

Dushanbe court sentences person involved in supreme court blast

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe has sentenced Komiljon Ishonqulov, who is charged with carrying out a bombing near the Supreme Court, to 22 years in jail.

14:39, july 11, 2008

Tajik chief prosecutor calls Charoghi Rouz editor ‘information terrorist’

If the Charoghi Rouz editor Dodojon Atovulloyev continues slanderous activity, we will have to institute criminal proceedings against him and he will be detained in any way in order to answer for

10:15, july 10, 2008

Drug production eradicated in 22 of 33 Afghan provinces, says Afghan minister

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In 22 of 33 Afghan provinces, production of drugs has been eradicated completely, Afghan Minister of Interiors Zarar Ahmad Moqbil announced at a press

15:42, july 9, 2008

Tajik authorities should give Red Cross access to prisons, says Payam Foroughi

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities should provide the Red Cross and human rights activists access to penitentiary facilities, Mr.

18:00, july 8, 2008

Panjakent prosecutor’s office fights tax violations

PANJAKENT, July 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first half-year of 2008, the Panjakent prosecutor’s office has issued 137 orders and 110 reclamations over illegal decisions made by heads of

16:35, july 8, 2008

Khujand jail breaker detained

Bakhtiyor Barotov who escaped from the Khujand-based high-security penal colony on July 1 was detained yesterday evening. He will get additional jail time for escape.

12:03, july 8, 2008

Shohamnsour court to hand down ruling on suit filed by Sobirov against Ismonov tomorrow

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district is expected to hand down ruling on a suit filed by an officially recognized leader of the Democratic Party (DPT),

12:28, july 2, 2008

Crime rate reducing in Panjakent, says local prosecutor

PANJAKENT, July 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 112 crimes have been registered in the city of Panjakent (Sughd province), which is 63 cases fewer than in the

10:51, july 2, 2008

Case of alleged killers of Russian journalist moves to court

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Case of two Tajik nationals charged with killing of a TV Channel One reporter Ilyas Shurpayev has moved to Tajikistan’s Supreme Court, Asia-Plus has

17:15, july 1, 2008

Muminobod police official faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, Asia-Plus -- Rahmonali Kholov, the deputy chief of the police department in Khatlon’s Muminobod district, has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in bribery,

15:42, july 1, 2008

Two attempt to escape from Sughd prison, one of jailbreakers killed

Two inmates of the Khujand high-security penal colony attempted to escape today early in the morning. One of jailbreakers was killed while the other managed to escape.

14:19, july 1, 2008

Tursunzoda cattle thief faces killing charge

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Police officers have solved the cruel murder of shepherd in the Tursunzoda district, some 45 kilometers west of Dushanbe, according press service of the

20:22, june 28, 2008

CIS interior ministers discuss issues of combating illegal migration

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2008, Asia-Plus - A two-day session of the CIS council of interior ministers opened in Batumi, Georgia today. Ms.

14:24, june 26, 2008

Tajik law enforcement agencies put on alert

DUSHANBE, June 26, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the National Unity Day that is marked on June 27 the country’s law enforcement agencies have been put on alert, Asia-Plus ahs learned at the

13:44, june 26, 2008

Head of commission for order of observing traditions detained for bribery

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2006, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Tursunzoda commission for order of observing traditions, Akhtam Qosimov, has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in

11:13, june 26, 2008

Isfara tax inspectorate chief faces corruption charges

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The chief of the Isfara tax inspectorate chief, Abduqodir Qalandarov, has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in bribery and forgery.

13:52, june 25, 2008

Conference on corruption problems held in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2008, Asia-Plus – A scientific conference on corruption problems in Tajikistan was held in Khujand, Sughd province on June 24.

18:58, june 23, 2008

Musket-pistol dated 18th century confiscated from US national at customs checkpoint Nizhny Panj

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik customs officers have warded off an attempt of taking a musket-pistol dated 18th century out from Tajikistan to Afghanistan.

18:13, june 21, 2008

Shuroobod official faces chare of misappropriation of humanitarian aid

KULOB, June 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob anticorruption directorate has instituted criminal proceedings against Juma Fayzov, the acting head of mahalla (village organization) of the

15:20, june 19, 2008

Supreme Court sentences convicted extremist group activists

DUSHANBE, June 19, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court has completed consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against three activists of the religious extremism organization, the Islamic

12:40, june 18, 2008

CIS tax (financial) investigation services discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 18, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of interaction among tax (financial) entities in combating economic and tax crimes are a focus of the 10th session of the coordination

17:21, june 17, 2008

European court applies to Russian authorities over detention and extradition of DPT leader

DUSHANBE, June 17, Asia-Plus - The European Court of Human Rights has sent a letter to the Russian Government, asking to answer a number of questions concerning details of detention and

11:01, june 17, 2008

Supreme Court’s military board starts trial of three officers

DUSHANBE, June 17, Asia-Plus -- The trial of three officers of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), deployed in the Rasht Valley, began in the military board of

19:10, june 16, 2008

A group of Afghan nationals detained in Tajikistan fro gathering ferula

DUSHANBE, June 16, Asia-Plus -- Security officers jointly with border guards have detained a group of Afghan nationals that were involved in illegally gathering ferula in the territory of

11:49, june 16, 2008

Former border officer faces charges under 20 articles of Tajikistan’s penal code

KULOB, June 16, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob prosecutor’s office has completed investigation into case of Bahrom Habibov, formerly chief of frontier post # 8 of the main border directorate within