DUSHANBE, March 12, Asia-Plus — The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has proclaimed Hizb ut-Tahrir party as extremist organization.
The source at the Supreme Court said an appropriate decision was taken by the court on March 11. The decision outlaws Hizb ut-Tahrir’s web site and bans import of ideological materials (audio, video, brochures) of this party, which aims to establish a global caliphate but denounces violence as means to this end.
According to Tajik law enforcement agencies, some 10 Hizb ut-Tahrir activists were detained in Tajikistan last year.
We will recall that Tajik chief prosecutor Bobojon Bobokhonov announced on January 15, 2007 that the Supreme Court added ten entities to the Tajik government’s list of banned extremist organizations at the end of 2006.
The list includes the Islamic Party of Turkestan, Harakati Tablighot, Jamiyati Tablighot, Al-Qaeda, Sozmoni Tablighot, and Tojikistoni Ozod (Free Tajikistan).
As it had been reported earlier, Hizb ut-Tahrir and, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Bayat have been banned in Tajikistan since 2000.
