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PIVT has placed the responsibility for the murders of opposition members in prison on Rahmon

The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan condemned the brutal murder of former party member Mahmadnazara Khojaeva in its statement and personally held Emomali Rahmon responsible for his killing. Photo: Internet In Azimjon Vakhobov – political expert, member of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT Political expert and member of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT […]

The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan condemned the brutal murder of former party member Mahmadnazara Khojaeva in its statement and personally held Emomali Rahmon responsible for his killing.

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Azimjon Vakhobov – political expert, member of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT

Political expert and member of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT Azimjon Vakhobov told AZDA TV about the tragic events in Tajikistan’s prisons over the past month. Vakhobov believes that all these tragic incidents are interconnected, and that the brutal murders of prisoners are intended by the authorities to send several messages:

“The first message is that the authorities want to break the spirit and thirst for justice among the prisoners and send them a message that prisoners in jail have no voice. If someone expresses dissatisfaction, they can expect the same consequences; they will be brutally killed.”

Azimjon Vakhobov recalled Rahmon’s recent statements in which he said: ‘Pray, go to the mosque, but do not interfere in politics.’

“The government is sending a message to the public that anyone who opposes the regime will not be safe, even in prison,” the expert believes.

As the expert noted, the government is also sending a message to the opposition abroad: “If you oppose Rahmon’s visit to Europe, we have your people hostage, and we will give you a crushing response.”

“Unfortunately, international organizations and countries that defend human rights see that the Tajik government is committing such crimes, but no one is giving a crushing response to Rahmon’s regime,” Vakhobov said.

The expert expressed hope that in the future, these crimes of Rahmon’s regime will be investigated, and those responsible will receive their just punishment.

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