Residents of the capital were detained for organizing a brothel

The capital’s police have detained residents of the capital. They are suspected of organizing a brothel for prostitution.

According to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Dushanbe, citizens Nizomova Zulhumor and Nurbaeva Dilnoza have been detained on suspicion of committing a crime related to the organization and maintenance of a brothel for prostitution. The detention was carried out by employees of the juvenile affairs department of the OMVD-1 in the Sino district.

Preliminary data indicates that the individuals in question rented a residential property in the Navbakhor neighborhood of the Sino district and organized a brothel there for the purpose of obtaining financial gain.

Necessary materials have been prepared for initiating a criminal case under Article 239 (Organization or maintenance of brothels) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. If the facts are confirmed, they face a penalty of a fine ranging from 7,200 to 14,400 somoni or imprisonment for a period of five to eight years.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the capital has urged citizens not to rent residential properties to suspicious individuals or those with unlawful intentions, and to call the police if they suspect anything amiss.

Recently, residents of the capital have expressed concern that there has been an increase in immoral behavior among the youth in recent years. According to them, some young people are becoming involved in drug use and violence, while among girls there is a noted increase in involvement in prostitution and other forms of immoral activity.