Two additional individuals have reportedly been detained in connection with Tajikistan’s high-profile “coup attempt” case involving well-known figures, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service, known locally as Radio Ozodi, reported on November 1, citing a source close to the investigation who requested anonymity.
Law enforcement agencies have not officially confirmed the arrests, and efforts to verify this information have been unsuccessful.
Radio Ozodi reported that the new detainees are two former officers of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)—Nuramin Ghanizoda and Jamshed Boyev.
According to Radio Ozodi, retired Colonel Nuramin Ghanizoda previously served as an aide to Hamrokhon Zarifi during Zarifi's tenure as Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also briefly worked in Tajikistan’s Counting Chamber.
Little is known about Jamshed Boyev, other than that he is a retired Captain with Russian citizenship and receives a pension from Russia. According to the source, both individuals were detained in June, following the arrest of Hamrokhon Zarifi.
Other notable individuals facing charges in the alleged coup plot include Saidjafar Usmonzoda, Akbarsho Iskandarov, Ahmadshoh Komilzoda, and Shokirjon Hakimov, all accused of attempting to seize power by force (Article 306 of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code). Some of these figures are also charged with inciting national and religious discord (Article 189), both of which carry lengthy prison sentences.
Since June, the following prominent figures have been detained as part of this case:
- Saidjafar Usmonzoda, former leader of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan and ex-parliament member;
- Akbarsho Iskandarov, former chairman of Tajikistan’s Supreme Council;
- Ahmadshoh Komilzoda, journalist and Democratic Party deputy chairman;
- Hamrokhon Zarifi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs;
- Shokirjon Hakimov, first deputy chairman of the Social-Democratic Party;
- Abdulfaiz Atoi, former spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan.
Yusuf Rahmon, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General, has confirmed that criminal proceedings have been instituted against Hamrokhon Zarifi, Akbarsho Iskandarov, Ahmadshoh Komilzoda, and Shokirjon Hakimov.
