Well-known propagandist of the government’s policy “Idibeki Bokhtar” is in custody. The law enforcement agencies of the Khatlon region detained blogger Idibek Mardon, known as “Idibeki Bokhtari” (Idibek Bokhtari). It is reported that he was summoned for questioning by the investigative authorities, and since then, nothing has been known about his whereabouts. This was reported […]
Well-known propagandist of the government’s policy “Idibeki Bokhtar” is in custody.
The law enforcement agencies of the Khatlon region detained blogger Idibek Mardon, known as “Idibeki Bokhtari” (Idibek Bokhtari).
It is reported that he was summoned for questioning by the investigative authorities, and since then, nothing has been known about his whereabouts.
This was reported on his YouTube channel by another government policy propagandist, blogger Ayub Iskhokov. Expressing his joy and gratitude to the law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan for the detention of Idibek Bokhtari, Iskhokov stated: “I am grateful that you are timely preventing the actions of such criminals.”
Ayub Iskhokov, who calls himself a lawyer, stated that Idibek Bokhtari has been in custody for a week in the pre-trial detention center of the city of Bokhtar. There have been no official confirmations from law enforcement agencies so far.
Last week, there were no new videos on Idibek Bokhtari’s YouTube channel. Recently, he had been in Russia, and it is unknown when and how he returned to Tajikistan.
Earlier, a video appeared online in which Idibeki Bokhtari tearfully complained about the Tajik authorities. According to Idibek, the number of officials in the country who “break” the residents has increased, he was in danger, and therefore he had to leave the country. The blogger mentioned the mayor of Bokhtar (formerly Kurgonteppa) Abdulmajid Muminzoda and the chairman of the Khatlon region.
In his video address, which was reportedly recorded after he left the country, the blogger stated that officials tried to “break” him. According to him, it was precisely because of the pressure from these two officials that he was forced to flee Tajikistan.
The blogger mentioned the mayor of Bokhtar (formerly Kurgonteppa) Abdulmajid Muminzoda and the chairman of the Khatlon region. According to him, it was precisely because of the pressure from these two officials that he was forced to flee Tajikistan.
Idibek, in his video address, spoke rudely and offensively about the mayor of Bokhtar, claiming that “he ordered to ‘break’ the residents of the city.” Because of this, he found himself in danger and therefore had to leave the country.
Idibek claimed in his video address that 70%-80% of the youth who were forced to leave the country and joined the opposition did so because of the poor treatment from such officials and are joining the opposition.
Blogger Idibeki Bokhtari became famous for growing a long beard, claiming that accusations against the authorities of Tajikistan regarding the forced shaving of men’s beards are not true.
The blogger also gained notoriety for sharply criticizing representatives of the Tajik opposition, opponents of the government of Emomali Rahmon.
In 2024, he began to criticize the authorities of Bokhtar, in his video address, Idibek threatened that he possesses a large amount of information about the corrupt schemes of the mayor of Bokhtar and will publish it if necessary.