On October 29, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who also heads the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), attended an official opening ceremony of the State Institution for the Training of Highly Qualified Military Personnel in Dushanbe’s Sino district.
The Tajik president’s official website says the State Institution for the Training of Highly Qualified Military Personnel is intended for the training of officers with higher military education.
Emomali Rahmon reportedly met with the leadership and officers of law enforcement agencies and power-wielding structures in the facility’s assembly hall, and gave them specific instructions for effective and purposeful use of the conditions provided in this new military facility and elimination of serious deficiencies in their activities.
The President reflected on the creation of favorable conditions for the education and training of highly qualified personnel and the role of law enforcement agencies in ensuring the rule of law and public order, drew the attention of the audience to combatting a number of threats, such as terrorism, extremism and illegal drug trafficking, and assigned specific tasks to law enforcement officers.
“Today, the destructive manifestations of extremism and the activities of terrorist organizations have taken on a global character and worldwide scale,” said Emomali Rahmon. “Combating this plague of the century is not only a task for the state but also a vital responsibility of every conscientious individual in society, as it threatens not only the state and its constitutional foundations but also the well-being and way of life of each person and their family.”
He further noted that of particular concern in this process is the involvement of some of Tajik uninformed citizens in extremist groups and terrorist organizations.
At the same time, the head of state said that alongside the significant successes achieved by law enforcement agencies, numerous shortcomings also persist.
“For example, recently, authorities have considered it evidence that some citizens merely like certain materials and videos on social networks, which has led to considerable challenges. In other words, certain agencies are unjustifiably initiating criminal cases against these individuals, and such actions must be stopped,” Rahmon said.
According to him,, the weak performance of Tajikistan's representatives in the Russian Federation is another serious deficiency, “where a working group has been dispatched to carry out their duties.”
