Former official accused of ties to PIVT

The PIVT stated that it does not cooperate with anyone in Tajikistan.

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The former head of the education department of the Panj district, Mavluda Boimurodzoda, along with two civil servants, is accused of collaborating with the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (PIVT).

Mavluda Boimurodzoda, the former head of the education department of the Panj district, state television channel “Jahonamo” operator Abdurakhmon Izatullozoda, and former employee of the land management enterprise Mamed Sheraliyev are accused of collaborating with the PIVT. According to the investigation, they sent video recordings of district events to representatives of the PIVT. It is reported that the trial is taking place in the regional court.

As reported by “Asia Plus,” the trial is chaired by a member of the Khatlon regional court, Akhliddin Nazarzoda. Mavluda Boimurodzoda is charged under Article 307 Part 2 (“public calls for extremist activities and public justification of extremism using mass media or the internet”) and Article 346 (“knowingly false denunciation”) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The charges against the other suspects are not yet known.

In the regional court, journalists were informed that the defendants partially admitted their guilt. However, Boimurodzoda’s lawyer, Nurullo Madjidov, stated that his client disagrees with the charges brought against her.

At the same time, the press secretary of the PIVT, Bobodjon Kayumzoda, told Azda TV that the PIVT does not operate in Tajikistan, these individuals had no connection with the PIVT or its representatives, and these accusations are false.

“In general, slander and falsification of accusations against others is one of the methods used by Tajik law enforcement agencies. Everyone knows that today if someone or some group wants to take revenge on another group, they resort to such accusations. There are no facts or evidence that these people collaborated with the PIVT. Since the PIVT has no activities within the country,” emphasized Bobodjon Kayumzoda.

According to the PIVT press secretary, “the authorities want to create a stir around the PIVT ahead of the Supreme Court of Russia’s trial, which will take place on September 14 and where the issue of recognizing the PIVT as a terrorist organization in Russia will be considered.”

Kayumzoda stated that accusing citizens of collaborating with the PIVT has become a tradition for the country’s authorities, and this could be a form of revenge among officials, meaning they might use this method to get rid of undesirable individuals.

It was previously reported that on July 26, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, during a meeting with Emomali Rahmon, stated that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia had filed a request with the court to recognize the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan as a “terrorist” organization in Russia. The Supreme Court of Russia will consider this claim on September 14 at its next session.