Another relative of the founder of PIVT has been detained

The law enforcement agencies of the Khatlon region detained Sayvali Rizoев, the son-in-law of Said Abdullo Nuri. This was reported by the Civil Committee for the Protection of Political Hostages and Prisoners in Tajikistan.

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According to the committee for the protection of political prisoners, Saifullo Rizoев is the husband of the sister of the late founder of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), Said Abdullo Nuri. He is being held in the temporary detention facility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dushanbe. For his release, police officers are demanding $10,000.

The reason for the detention, according to the police, is that Rizoев’s sons lived in one of the European countries and sent him money.

In the past three months, authorities have detained Nusratullo Saidov and Mukhibullo Nuriddinov, two nephews of Said Abdullo Nuri, as well as his younger brother Nurollo Saidov on charges of “receiving financial assistance from abroad.” Rizoев is the fourth relative of the former IRPT leader to be detained.

The authorities have not officially commented on the reasons for these detentions. Relatives of the detainees reported that they have been charged with “receiving financial assistance from abroad.” However, the authorities have not provided any evidence to support the charges.

In 2015, the authorities sentenced Musa Shekhov, a nephew of Said Abdullo Nuri, to seven years in prison, and Saidullo Saidov, another nephew, to ten years in prison.