Personnel appointments in the judicial bodies of Tajikistan

The President of Tajikistan has relieved 62 judges of their positions and immediately appointed them to new ones.

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According to the president’s press service, on December 6, “Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with the personnel appointed to the positions of judges of city, district, and regional courts, as well as the city of Dushanbe.”

It is reported that the President of Tajikistan relieved 62 judges from cities, districts, regions, and the city of Dushanbe from their positions and immediately appointed them to new positions in the judicial bodies.

Emomali Rahmon also appointed 68 more individuals to various positions in the judicial bodies of cities and districts across the country, most of whom are reported to be “young specialists.”

In addition to these newly appointed individuals, the president decided to relieve:

“Idriszoda Balajona Alijon Khomurod from the position of judge of the Shahri Nav district court due to transition to another job,

Saidzoda Mukhabat Sherali from the position of chairman of the Shahri Nav district court due to reaching the maximum age for holding the position of judge,

Nazri Mukhamadvali from the position of deputy chairman of the Khatlon regional court at his own request,” the statement notes.

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In a country like Tajikistan, most government positions are bought and sold for money, each having its own price. The judicial bodies are no exception. Judicial bodies resolve most administrative and criminal cases for money.

According to legal experts, a judge has the right to hold a position for up to five years, but since personnel reshuffles in Tajikistan have turned into a “profitable business,” Emomali Rahmon prematurely relieves judges of their positions, sometimes even less than a year after their appointment.

Moreover, most of those appointed to new positions, especially young specialists, are children or relatives of high-ranking officials or have good connections. For this reason, the relief from positions and appointment to new ones serves the interests of those who trade positions, headed personally by President Emomali Rahmon, who abuses his position as the president of the country.

Amrullohi Nizom, specially for Azda TV