DUSHANBE


, January 16, Asia-Plus – A large amount of heroin was intercepted in


Dushanbe


on January 15.  

Khudoinazar Asoyev, chief spokesman for the interior ministry, has told Asia-Plus that when searching a car “VAZ 21-021” officers of the


Dushanbe


transportation police directorate found 70 kilograms of heroin hidden in its boot.  Two persons, resident of Isfara Naim Majidov and resident of Fayzobod Mahmad Nuriddinov, were detained on suspicion of having been involved in transporting the heroin.  Investigation is ongoing.  

On the same day, Khatlon police detained members of criminal ring involved in drug trafficking in Vose District.  According to Asoyev, more than 21 kilograms of hashish and one hand grenade F-1 were confiscated from two local residents – Abdujalil Hasanov and Alijon Davaltov.

KHUJAND, January 16, Asia-Plus – In 2005, officers of the Interior Ministry’s Administration for Sughd confiscated 346 unit of firearms from the population, which is 50 unit more compared to the previous year.

The source in the Interior Ministry’s Administration for Sughd has told


Asia

-Plus that the totaled included 13 sub-machine-guns, 31 rifles and 287 unit of smooth-bore guns, 8 grenades and 1,843 bullets of different caliber.  

“Last year, three crimes involving firearms were registered in the region,” the source said, noting that 45 criminal proceedings were instituted last on crimes involving illegally bearing, possessing, and acquiring weapons.   

State notary in Sughd faces charge of complicity in sexual exploitation of minor 

KHUAJND, January 16, Asia-Plus /Mavluda Rafiyeva/ — Sughd prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against state notary Muhammadi Boboyev.  He faces charges of abuse of office.  

According to information from the Interior Ministry’s Administration for Sughd, under preliminary agreement with Sanoat Ashurova from Khujand Muhammadi Boboyev in April 2003 issued forged document for issuing foreign passport to the underage girl from Khujand, who had allegedly lost her internal passport.  “Thereby he facilitated trafficking the underage girl outside the republic for sexual exploitation,” according to the source.  

This case has been revealed by a special operational group within the regional prosecutor’s office, which is engaged in investigation of such crimes.                                          

QURGHON TEPPA, January 16, Asia-Plus – In 2005, 149 crimes committed by minors were reported in Khatlon, which is two cases fewer compared to the previous year, Asia-Plus has learned at the Khatlon prosecutor’s office.  

According to the source, criminal proceedings were instituted on 128 cases.  Last year, number of such crimes increased in Bokhtar (11 cases against 7 cases reported in 2004), Farkhor (8 cases against 3 cases in 2004) and Vose (8 cases against one case reported in 2004), the Asia-Plus interlocutor said, noting that the totaled including one killing, 82 thefts, two cases of drug trafficking, one case of hooliganism and one case entailing serious bodily injury of victim.  

“In 2005, prosecutors investigated into 142 crimes committed by minors, and 109 cases moved to courts,” the source said, noting that majority of minors facing charges are students of secondary schools.  

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus – “Ensuring observance of laws on protection of rights of passengers both inside and outside the republic takes an important place in activities of the transportation prosecutor’s office,” Oqil Sultonqulov, Chief Adie to Tajik Transportation Prosecutor, said in his interview with Asia-Plus.  

“At one of Kazakh railway stations, more than 100 passengers of the train Dushanbe-Astrakhan have been illegally made to get off the train, at the other Kazakh railway station, Kazakh border officers have extorted money from passengers of the train Saratov (Russia)-Khujand,” said the Asia-Plus interlocutor, “Such violations of rights of Tajik citizens have been reported in the Russian Federation as well.”  “With interference of the Tajik transportation prosecutor’s office, these violations have been solved and criminal proceedings have been instituted against the offenders,” an official with the transportation prosecutor’s office noted.

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus – More than 4 million Somonis were raised last year from debtors in favor of the Tajik Railways for train cars’ standing idle, Asia-Plus has learned from Oqil Sultonqulov, Chief Adie to Tajik Transportation Prosecutor.  

According to him, four persons were reprimanded and 59 others were fined for train cars’ standing idle.    

“The results of inspections have shown that there cases of illegal sale of railways codes inside the republic,” said the Asia-Plus interlocutor, “Thus, using negligence of the transportation service’s officials D. Odinayev misappropriated cargo shipments codes for the purpose of using and selling them that led to a damage of US$600,000 to the Tajik Railways.”  Criminal proceedings were instituted against Odinayev, and he refunded the loss, Sultonqulov said.

DUSHANBE


, January 16, Asia-Plus – Tajik Transportation Prosecutor, Qurbonali Muhabbatov, presided over a board meeting of the transportation prosecutor’s office last week.  The meeting was held to sum up the results of work carried out by the transportation prosecutor’s office in 2005.  

Qurbonali Muhabbatov noted that they carried out 117 inspections on the transport last year.  As a result of those inspections, 118 people were reprimanded, 69 were fined and 68 other people faced administrative charges for violation of laws.  

According to him, following materials prepared by the transportation prosecutor’s office more than 8.5 million Somonis were raised from offenders, which is 384,000 Somonis more compared to 2004.  “Of this amount, 1.5 million Somonis were transferred to the national budget and more than 7 million Somonis were sent to organization and enterprises that suffered losses from those infringements,” the chief transportation prosecutor stressed.

According to Muhabbatov, the transportation prosecutor’s office instituted 42 criminal proceedings on the basis of general inspectorate last year and 21 statements of claim for a total amount of 366,000 Somonis were brought into courts in 2005.  

On the control over observance of law on protection of state-owned property, Tajik chief transportation prosecutor named it of one priorities and main directions of activity of his office and noted that last year, the transportation prosecutor’s office instituted 22 criminal proceedings on this matter and 32 officials were reprimanded or fined.  

“Last year, a damage of 2.7 million Somonis was compensated to the Tajik State Air Company “Tojikiston” and Tajik Railways, which is 2 million Somonis