Ralik detained after scandalous videos

Tajik rapper Ramazon Murodov, better known by his stage name RaLiK, was detained on July 23.

Previously, Ramazon stated on his Instagram page that the pages “Parviz TV,” which usually broadcasts emergency news about traffic accidents, fires, and other incidents, and “Khodisa TV,” which publishes indecent and personal videos of residents, are backed by the country’s law enforcement agencies.

In one of his videos, the rapper claimed that “Khodisa TV” is connected to the chairman of the State Committee for National Security Saidmumin Yatimov, while “Parviz TV” is linked to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ramazon Rahimzoda. According to him, they, meaning the SCNS and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, along with Surayyo Kosimova and her daughters Shabnam Surayyo and Farzona Khurshed, are installing hidden cameras in the homes of residents.

Ramazon Murodov emotionally stated that he wants to “achieve justice.” However, it is unclear what caused him to become so emotional and why he suddenly began to criticize the country’s security forces.

He also sharply criticized the first deputy minister of internal affairs of Tajikistan, Major General of Police Abdurakhmon Alamshozoda (Buzmakova). He also addressed Hasan Asadullozoda, the brother-in-law of Emomali Rahmon, and claimed that he has their flash drives. “When you rewrite everything to me, then I will return the flash drives,” he stated.

The reasons for the rapper’s emotional address are still unknown. Users on social media are questioning why the young man suddenly began to speak such things publicly, “risking his life.”

In another video, apparently published earlier, Ramazon Murodov stated that he knows “some things and affairs” and would like to pass them on to journalists from Radio Ozodi for publication.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Dushanbe reported on July 23 that city police detained a resident of Dushanbe, citizen Murodov Ramazon Khojievich, born on December 21, 1998, for “publishing offensive and defamatory videos” against government officials.

It is claimed that Murodov was in a state of “severe intoxication due to the use of narcotic substances,” and in this condition, he recorded and published the videos. It is also reported that the detainee is registered as a drug addict at the Republican Clinical Narcology Center.

However, those familiar with Murodov say that this is slander, and he has never used drugs.

Ramazon Murodov or his relatives are unavailable for comment. The further fate of the rapper is still unknown. The charges brought against the rapper have not been disclosed.