DUSHANBE, August 18, 2011, Asia-Plus – Three officers of the Tajik Justice Ministry’s Investigation Isolator, who are being accused of actions that led to death of a prisoner, are facing trial in Dushanbe.
The trial is taking place at the Ismoili Somoni Regional court in Dushanbe. Actions of these officers led to death of a 32-year-old Ismoil Bachajanov, who was jailed for illegal turnover of drugs. Later, according to the decision of the court of Sino region, the prisoner was transferred to the standard regime penal colony. He was sent to the Investigation Isolator from where he was expected to be transferred to the penal colony. However, Bachajanov died on the way from the Investigation Isolator to Tajik Justice Ministry’s Medical Center. Prosecutor General Office of Tajikistan has launched a criminal case.
According to the judge Kutbiddin Husainov who presides over the trial, there are three officers of the Investigation Isolator on the dock – Rahmonali Rahmonov and Yusuf Ibrohimov, both accused under article 110 part 3 “c” (Causing severe damage to health which led to death) and article 316 part 3 (Misuse of power) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan and Latif Davlatov who is being accused under article 322 part 2 (Negligence).
“On August 17th, in the first day of hearing, prosecutor presented a bill of particulars. Actual consideration of the case will start at the next hearing,” Husainov has said.
In its earlier report the Prosecutor General’s Office said that officers of the Investigation Isolator beat Bachajanov with rubber truncheons in response to insulting words spoken by the prisoner. This was the reason of his death.
