DUSHANBE, November 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian media sources report that the leader of the Russia-based organization “The Youth of Tajikistan for the Revival of Tajikistan,” Maqsoud Ibrohimov, who was wounded in Moscow Wednesday night, will be taken into custody as soon as his health condition improves.
Baltinfo News Agency reports that police officers found silenced Makarov pistol at the scene of the crime. Police reportedly say that most likely the pistol belongs to Ibrohimov. Police consider that revenge is the main version of the attack.
According to Baltinfo, Maqsoud Ibrohimov, 36, permanently resides in Rostov oblast and he has been internationally wanted by the Tajik authorities since October 7 this year.
We will recall that the Moscow police department says unidentified assailants attacked Maqsoud Ibrohimov in Moscow on November 26 at around 10:50 pm.
Ibrohimov, who sustained both a gunshot wound and a stab wound, is currently in hospital and his health condition is assessed as serious.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted and police are searching for the assailants, the Moscow police department press center says.
Maqsoud Ibrohimov is also the member of the Board of the Opposition Coalition “New Tajikistan.”
Ibrohimov is reportedly on a blacklist of Tajik authorities for organization of demonstrations of Tajik migrant workers in various Russian cities demanding resignation of the Tajik leadership.
A statement released by the Opposition Coalition “New Tajikistan,” in particular, notes that there have been numerous threats against Maqsoud Ibrohimov and Tajik special services have made pressure on his relatives in Tajikistan. The Tajik authorities have placed him on an internationally wanted list, the statement says.
