Rapper Ralik was detained for the second time

Young rapper Murodov Ramazon, known by the stage name “Ralik,” was detained in Dushanbe.

This time he was detained by the traffic inspection officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs-1 in the Firdavsi district for driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dushanbe, 27-year-old resident Murodov Ramazon had previously been subjected to administrative punishment for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and was deprived of the right to drive for a period of 5 years.

However, acting contrary to the requirements of the law, he consciously got behind the wheel again while under the influence of drugs.

An administrative protocol has been drawn up against the rapper under Article 337 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Tajikistan and submitted to the court. This article provides for a penalty in the form of a fine of 400 indicators, which amounts to 30,000 somoni, along with a deprivation of the right to drive for a period of ten years.

Previously, the rapper found himself at the center of a scandal when he was detained on July 23, 2024, after posting several critical videos on social media. In his videos, Ralik claimed that the well-known channels “Parviz TV” and “Hodisa TV,” which disseminate videos of events in the country, are backed by the country’s law enforcement agencies. According to him, the first channel belongs to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ramazon Rahimzoda, and the second to the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Saidmumin Yatimov.

In his videos, he sharply criticized several high-ranking officials in the country, including the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General of Police Alamshozoda Abdurakhmon, and Hasan Asadullozoda, the brother-in-law of the country’s president.

Later, on December 12, 2024, Murodov Ramazon, in his video address, announced his release and admitted that he had made a mistake, for which he apologized to the residents and authorities of the country. He also stated that he was feeling unwell and promised to “correct himself.”