DUSHANBE, July 1, 2015, Asia-Plus — The Social-Democratic Party (SDP) leader Rahmatillo Zoyirov reportedly got off with slight injuries after he fell from the third floor of a half-finished building of the SDP’s office in the Roudaki district.
The accident took place on June 26. “I refused hospitalization and I am undergoing cure at home,” Zoyirov told Asia-Plus in an interview, noting that the accident was not politically motivated.
Asked about his political position, SDP leader said, “First of all, I am well and my position remains the same. Secondly, there is no direct pressure on me; the authorities are making pressure mainly on the party members and people from my milieu.”
Founded in 2002, the Social-Democratic Party was registered on December 20, 2002. It was originally registered as the Party of Justice and Development on February 5, 1999. Tajikistan”s Ministry of Justice requested the same year that the Supreme Court ban the party”s activities and its registration was canceled. The party re-emerged and was registered under the name of the Social-Democratic Party in late 2002. Chairman of the Social-Democratic Party is Rahmatillo Zoyirov and the party reportedly has more than 8,000 members.
