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Inmate appeals to Emomali Rahmon for assistance

Lawyer and former bailiff from the Vakhsh district, Sadriddinzoda Saidnuriddin (Shamsiddinov), in his video address, apparently recorded in prison, asked President Rahmon to intervene in his case, as he has been slandered and imprisoned without grounds. Photo: Internet The imprisoned lawyer stated in his address to the president that, to avoid exposure of their crimes, […]

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Lawyer and former bailiff from the Vakhsh district, Sadriddinzoda Saidnuriddin (Shamsiddinov), in his video address, apparently recorded in prison, asked President Rahmon to intervene in his case, as he has been slandered and imprisoned without grounds.

Photo: Internet

The imprisoned lawyer stated in his address to the president that, to avoid exposure of their crimes, law enforcement agencies in the Vakhsh district forced him under severe torture to confess to a crime he did not commit.

According to him, during the interrogation, the prosecutor of the Vakhsh district, Ismoilzoda Salohiddin, and his deputy subjected him to torture and forced him to write a statement that he would no longer complain about law enforcement officers on social media.

Sadriddinzoda added that on June 9, law enforcement agencies initiated a new criminal case against him under Article 307, Note 3, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan – “participation in the activities of extremist parties.” He claims that law enforcement officers themselves spread a video in his name and based on this accused him of collaborating with the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) and Group 24, and the investigation has been ongoing for eight months.

Sadriddinzoda believes he ended up in this situation because he wrote the truth about the illegal actions of the prosecutor of the Vakhsh district and other law enforcement officers in the Khatlon region.

A video has also surfaced online where Sadriddinzoda’s wife

Wife of Saidnuriddin Sadriddinzoda

Sadriddinzoda’s wife states that the prosecutor of the Khatlon region, Rahimzoda, and the prosecutor of the Vakhsh district, Ismoilzoda, are directly involved in her husband’s case. According to her, Ismoilzoda has repeatedly claimed that he is a relative of Emomali Rahmon and that no one can harm him.

Previously, Saidnuriddin Sadriddinzoda regularly complained on social media about the actions of certain prosecutors and judges, injustice, and bribery in the Vakhsh district. On December 25, 2020, the court found him guilty on seven counts of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan. He was convicted of land sale, fraud, and dissemination of false information and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.

State prosecutor Abdumajid Saidzoda during the trial demanded that “Shamsiddinov (Sadriddinzoda) be detained, as his presence at large poses a threat to the safety of citizens.”

Complaints about the illegal actions of prosecutors and judges are heard in almost all cities and districts of Tajikistan. Social media activist Junaydullo Khudoev also regularly complains about the arbitrariness of the prosecutor’s office in the Rasht district, but no one takes any action.

Most social media users in their comments under such videos express the opinion that Emomali Rahmon himself, under the pretext of ensuring security and preventing extremism, has granted too much power to law enforcement agencies, including the State National Security Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the prosecutor’s office. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they do whatever they want, and no one can stop them.

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