Group 44, established in Khorog on November 28 of last year for the joint resolution of the situation in GBAO, refuses to continue cooperation with the investigative group until their demands are met. This was reported by
Six civil activists are part of the operational-investigative group made up of employees of the General Prosecutor’s Office, which was created on December 9 at the request of the country’s president Emomali Rahmon. Six civil activists are part of the operational-investigative group made up of employees of the General Prosecutor’s Office, which was created on December 9 at the request of the country’s president Emomali Rahmon. According to representatives of Group 44, they are dissatisfied with this cooperation, as no one is investigating the circumstances of the deaths and injuries of civilians, while the population is held accountable even for the smallest violations.
Group 44 has put forward a number of demands and has ceased cooperation with the investigative group in GBAO
Group 44, established in Khorog on November 28 of last year for the joint resolution of the situation in GBAO, refuses to continue cooperation with the investigative group until their demands are met. This was reported by Six civil activists are part of the operational-investigative group made up of employees of the General Prosecutor’s Office, […]
Pirmamadov reported that they conveyed their demands to the head of the investigative group of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan, Hakimzoda M. According to him, the group has five demands:
1. The cessation of unilateral investigative actions by the investigative group related to the situation from November 25-28, 2021, when the investigation is only being conducted against ordinary citizens and not against those responsible for the deaths of three residents of the Roshtkala district and the injuries of 17 people from gunfire;
2. The dismissal of the head of the GKNB Department for GBAO, Salimzoda A., due to abuse of official duties and creating obstacles for the investigation, as an interested party, and bringing him to criminal responsibility;
3. All employees who participated in the operation in the village of Tavdem on November 25 should be removed from their positions and measures of restraint in the form of arrest should be taken against them;
4. Similar actions should be taken against the law enforcement officers who were on duty during the protests and used weapons against the population.
5. The initiation of a criminal case against the head of the Internal Affairs Department of Khorog, Abdurakhmon Muborakshozoda, for giving false testimony. According to Pirmamadov, he claims that he was beaten, but this did not happen.
“Overall, there is no investigation; there is only pressure and accusations against the people. One can be imprisoned for cutting down a tree, but no one wants to investigate the deaths of people. We will not work in this manner anymore. Either all those responsible are punished, or we will not cooperate at all,” added Khudjamri Pirmamadov.
He noted that if their demands are not met, then let the people of the region decide how to proceed, as they represent the people and are accountable to them.
It should be noted that the operational-investigative group made up of employees of the General Prosecutor’s Office was created on December 9 at the request of the country’s president Emomali Rahmon, and is headed by the General Prosecutor of Tajikistan, Yusuf Rahmon.
“In order to conduct a thorough, transparent, and objective investigation of the incident, as well as to hold those responsible accountable at the request of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, an operational-investigative group has been formed, headed by the General Prosecutor of the Republic Yusuf Rahmon. The group includes 20 law enforcement officers and 6 representatives of civil society,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated regarding this decision.
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Earlier, on January 17, Radio Ozodi reported that Khudjamri Pirnazarov, the official representative of “Commission 44,” created by civil activists of GBAO, confirmed that investigators from the military prosecutor’s office of Tajikistan returned to Khorog.
“This gives us hope that the events will be investigated to the end. The investigators were absent for two weeks, and we thought they had stopped their investigative actions. We provided them with several videos about the death of Ziyobekov and conversations with his relatives,” said Pirnazarov.
The representative of “Commission 44” refused to comment on the progress of the investigation, citing the confidentiality of the investigation. According to him, the most pressing issue for them at the moment is the lack of internet.
The authorities of Tajikistan disabled internet access in GBAO after residents organized protests in Khorog. Today, nearly two months later, internet access has still not been restored.