In a report released at a news conference in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province, Sughd chief prosecutor Habibullo Vohidov revealed on July 25 that 230 terrorist and extremist crimes have been reported in the province over the first six months of this year, which was 100 cases fewer than in the same period last year.
“Over the report period, 178 criminal proceedings have been instituted against 248 residents of Sughd for crimes related to terrorism and extremism. 67 criminal cases instituted against 97 people have already moved to a court,” Vohidov said.
According to him, 715 residents of Sughd were studying at religious schools abroad. “To-date, 663 of them have been returned home,” Sughd chief prosecutor noted.
“Out of Sughd residents illegally participating in foreign military conflicts, one – resident of Asht district – has been returned home this year. Last year, five people were returned home,” Vohidov added.
