KHUJAND, June 29, 2010, Asia-Plus — Three residents of Khujand (Sughd province) have been detained on suspicion of having been involved in buying and selling of minors. The case concerns buying and selling of a two-month baby for 440 somoni.
According to the Sughd police directorate, the Khujand prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against three local residents – 32-year-old Mutabar Normatova, the mother of the baby, as well as 40-year-old Muhammadjon Sharipov and his wife. They face charge of buying and selling of minors (Article 167, part 2 of Tajikistan’s Penal Code).
The source says Ms. Normatova on June 26 sold her two-month son to the pair for 440 somoni. Investigation is under way.
