DUSHANBE, September 28, 2010, Asia-Plus – Issues related to recent events in the country, maintenance of public order and prevention of crime were the focus of a September 27 meeting of the Council of Security of Tajikistan, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon.
According to presidential press service, the chief prosecutor and heads of law enforcement and power-wielding structures reported on measures taken to maintain public order in the country.
Events that have taken place over the past two months, in particular jailbreak, terrorists acts and other crimes committed in the country, were a major topic of the meeting.
President Rahmon urged the law enforcement and power-wielding structures to intensify their activities to opportunely detect and address modern challenges such as terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and corruption.
The law enforcement agencies and other relevant bodies were charged to take efforts to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, pay special attention to providing national security and peace and stability in society, improving training of personnel and border control measures, strengthening fight against organized crime and opportunely solving crimes.
Rahmon noted that the law enforcement and military officers must be vigilant and always ready for the fight against any illegal actions, including terrorism and extremism, and use all means to ensure national unity, peace and stability in society.
The head of state pointed the necessity of taking all necessary measures to detain and punish criminals.
