DUSHANBE, April 13, 2013, Asia-Plus – An investigation into the death of Ismonboy Boboyev, who died in custody in February 2010, is expected to be resumed.
A court in the northern city of Khujand has partially allowed an appeal lodged by Jouraboy Boboyev, the father of Ismonboy Boboyev, against Sughd prosecutors’ decision to suspend investigation into his son’s death.
Ismonboy Boboyev’s family lawyer, Abdurahmon Sharipov, says the court ruled on April 12 that the case be remitted to the Sughd prosecutor’s office for further examination.
We will recall that Mr. Ismonboy Boboyev died in custody on February 20, 2010 following his arrest on February 19, 2010. Boboyev’s relatives say he died after he was tortured in custody.
The Sughd prosecutor’s office launched the probe into Ismonboy Boboyev’s death on March 25, 2010. The criminal proceedings were instituted against two officers from the Organized Crime Control Department (UBOP)’s office for Sughd province – Manouchehr Akbarov and Firdavs Shokirov – under the provisions of four articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code: Article 104 (1) – murder; Article 247 – fraud; Article 250 – extortion; and Article 316 (3) – misuse of powers.
On June 25, 2010, investigation into the case was suspended because of the suspects’ illness and investigation case was resumed in October 2012 following repeated complaints lodged by Ismonboy’s father to the Prosecutor-General’s Office. However, investigation into the case was suspended on October 30, 2012 again following a resolution passed by an investigator from the Sughd prosecutor’s office.
Ismonboy Boboyev was detained by UBOP officers Manouchehr Akbarov and Firdavs Shokirov on February 19, 2010. Ismonboy Boboyev died in the building of UBOP’s office for Sughd province in Khujand on February 20, 2010. Ismonboy’s relatives say he died after he was tortured in custody.
