Tajik human rights lawyers Fayzinisso Vohidova intends to file suit against Tajikistan’s border service.
In her interview with Asia-Plus, Ms. Vohidova said that she was going to depart for Kyrgyzstan on May 14 to attend funeral of her nephew.
“I was held at Ovchi-Qalacha border crossing point for eight hours – from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm,” said Vohidova. “Tajik border guards said that there are problems with my passport. It is allegedly defective – the stamp is not visible well. I have a new passport. I received it from the Interior Ministry last year and the stamp is visible very well.”
Ms. Vohidova considers that the problem with the passport is just a pretext. “They just do not want to let me out of Tajikistan,” the lawyer said.
“I am going to file lawsuit against the border service in a court,” Vohidova added.
