People’s jurors will be elected in Tajikistan

According to the decree of the President of Tajikistan, elections for people’s assessors of the courts of the regions, cities, and districts of the country will take place this autumn.

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On November 10, the President of Tajikistan signed a decree “On the Appointment of Elections for the People’s Assessors of the Court of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, the courts of the regions, the city of Dushanbe, cities, and districts of the country,” which will take place from November 21 to December 21, 2022.

“The chairpersons of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, regions, the city of Dushanbe, cities, and districts are to ensure the conduct of elections for people’s assessors in accordance with the Regulation on People’s Assessors within the timeframe established by paragraph 1 of this decree,” the decree of Rahmon states.

People’s assessors of the courts can participate in hearings of cases that are conducted behind closed doors. Tajik lawyer Shokirdzhon Hakimov told the Russian publication “Sputnik Tajikistan” about this.

“People’s assessors of the courts are elected taking into account their life experience, behavior, and reputation, as well as their place of residence. Having a legal education is not mandatory,” he said.