DUSHANBE, September 19, 2009, Asia-Plus — The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is considering several versions of killing of the chief of the criminal investigation squad within the Isfara police department Saidumar Saidov, the source at a MoI said, noting that Interior Minister Abdurahim Qahhorov had taken investigation into that killing under his own control.
According to him, the main version is that the murder is connected with Saidov’s professional activity.
In the meantime, the Isfara law enforcement authorities noted that it could be not ruled out that militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) could be involved in the murder of the local police official.
As it had been reported earlier, Saidumar Saidov was shot by unidentified persons outside his apartment in Isfara on September 18 at around 3:30 pm. A special team comprising representatives from police and prosecutor’s office is carrying out investigation into the murder.
