DUSHANBE, January 30, 2013, Asia-Plus — A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district considering a lawsuit filed by the Dushanbe mayor’s office against MP Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also leader of the Islamic revival Party, has ruled Muhiddin Kabiri must apologize to the mayor’s office.
The court handed down this ruling on January 29. Besides, the court has thrown out a counterclaim by IRP leader against the Dushanbe mayor’s office for 20 million somoni in damages.
Kabiri’s defense lawyer, Buzurgmehr Yorov, says the court’s decision was unexpected and unfounded. “We will appeal against the court’s decision,” the lawyer said.
We will recall that speaking at an October 10 sitting of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, MP Kabiri raised the issue of cutting down trees in the capital city. Kabiri noted that practically nobody paid attention to the problem of cutting down trees in Dushanbe that is affecting the ecosystem in the city. “Reinforced concrete buildings are being constructed in places of alleys and public gardens in Dushanbe,” the parliamentarian noted.
The Dushanbe mayor’s did not agree with criticism of the parliamentarian and demanded public apology.
For his part, Muhiddin Kabiri filed a lawsuit against the Dushanbe mayor’s office asking for 20 million somoni in damages.
During his meeting with residents of the city of Khujand that took place last month, Kabiri noted that he was ready to come to an agreement with the mayor’s office. On the amount of moral damages, Kabiri said it had been determined by his defense lawyer.
