Personnel changes occurred in the Ministry of Internal Affairs structures

After agreeing with President Emomali Rahmon, “experienced and qualified” individuals have been appointed to new leadership positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs structures in many cities and districts.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, the head of state Emomali Rahmon has made personnel changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs structures in 19 cities and districts through his decrees and resolutions.

“Heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs departments for the Ismoili Somoni district of Dushanbe, the city of Khorog in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, the cities of Gissar and Tursunzade, the Lakhsh district, heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs departments for the cities of Levakant, Khoroson, Vose, Dangara, Shamsiddin Shohin, Pyanj, Mumunabad, Farhor, and Khovaling in the Khatlon region, the cities of Guliston and Istaraavshan, and the Babadjan Gafurov, Jabbor Rasulov, and Gorno-Matchin districts of the Sughd region have been appointed to positions from among experienced and qualified personnel,” the statement notes.

The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon met with the personnel appointed to leadership positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its subordinate structures and urged them to work honestly, called for constant vigilance and a high sense of responsibility, as well as to learn to use the latest technologies, the main press service of the country reports.

However, critics note that it is the employees of the law enforcement agencies, particularly the Ministry of Internal Affairs units, who commit crimes, including torture, bribery, and corruption, but they are not held accountable for these crimes.