DUSHANBE, July 16, 2012, Asia-Plus — Police officers have reportedly detained the alleged killer of President Emomali Rahmon”s brother-in-law.
An official source at the Ministry of Interior says the killer was detained in an operation carried by police officers in Dushanbe on July 14. “The name of the detainee is not disclosed in the interest of investigation,” he added.
We will recall that Kholmumin Safarov, 57, was found dead after being shot in the head several times by unknown assailants on June 13. Police say Safarov was shot in the head, chest, and stomach. The shooting is reported to have occurred as he was returning to his home after evening prayers at a nearby mosque.
A native of Khatlon’s Vose district, Safarov, the husband of Rahmon”s eldest sister, had been serving as chief of the Tajik government”s forest and hunting agency. Some media sources says that while many of the president”s relatives control major Tajik companies and banks, Safarov wasn”t known to be involved in big business.
