Journalists Daleri Imomali and Abdullo Gurbati detained

Journalists have been placed in a temporary detention facility.

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According to Radio Ozodi, journalists Daleri Imomali and Abdullo Gurbati were detained by law enforcement agencies and placed in a temporary detention facility.

A criminal case has been initiated against Daleri Imomali under articles 259 part 1 (Illegal entrepreneurship) and 346 part 2 (Knowingly false denunciation) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan. Journalist Abdullo Gurbati has been charged under article 328 part 1 “Use of violence against a representative of authority” of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Lawyer Abdurakhmon Sharipov reported that Daleri Imomali confirmed that over a year of blogging he made a small profit and did not know he was supposed to pay taxes on his activities.

The lawyer added that Abdullo Gurbati denied the charges against him during interrogation, stating that he had no intention or goal to resist or conflict with the police officer.

It was previously reported that Daleri Imomali was interrogated at the prosecutor’s office of the Shohmansur district. It was reported that he was beaten during the interrogation by the prosecutor, who is the son of the Minister of Justice and the son-in-law of the Chairman of the Supreme Court.

Also, on June 15, it was reported that journalist and blogger Daleri Imomali was detained in the Ayni district.

On his Facebook page, he left a brief message: “If something happens to me, I am at the Ayni police station. I was heading to Kanibadam to shoot a film.”