In Tajikistan, penalties for violent sexual acts and coercion of sexual acts against children and minors are being tightened. The corresponding law has already been adopted. Emomali Rahmon has signed a law amending the country’s Criminal Code, which provides for harsher penalties for immoral acts against minors. Previously, the Parliament of Tajikistan approved changes to […]
In Tajikistan, penalties for violent sexual acts and coercion of sexual acts against children and minors are being tightened. The corresponding law has already been adopted.
Emomali Rahmon has signed a law amending the country’s Criminal Code, which provides for harsher penalties for immoral acts against minors.
Previously, the Parliament of Tajikistan approved changes to the country’s Criminal Code.
Now, individuals who commit immoral acts against minors face imprisonment for a term of 5 to 8 years. Previously, such a crime was punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 to 5 years. Convicts may also be permanently deprived of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
The authorities of Tajikistan are tightening penalties for violent sexual acts at a time when cases of sexual violence against children have increased in the country.
In particular, in 2019, a court in Tajikistan sentenced Azizov Olimboy, a resident of the Shahri Nav district, to 18 years in prison. He was found guilty of raping the underage daughter of his cousin.
Also, in September 2020, a court in Dushanbe sentenced Isanov Turgunjon Juraevich to life imprisonment for the rape of his minor stepson and stepdaughter.
In recent years, reports of violent sexual acts against children and minors have been widely discussed in society.
Psychiatrists explain the emergence of such crimes in society as a mental disorder of these individuals. They believe that this group of men suffers from both social and sexual disorders.
Commenting on this topic, well-known Tajik psychologist Mahmudzhoh Kabirov stated in correspondence with Azda TV:
«Most of these individuals suffer from mental illnesses, meaning they lack a clear boundary in their moral behavior. This type of illness is called pedophilia (paedos – child, philia – love). One of the causes of pedophilia is psychological or physical violence in childhood, meaning that someone forced them into sexual acts or raped them as children. The emergence of these phenomena in Tajikistan is due to migrants who have returned from other countries and brought with them the cultures of those places. Pedophiles are dangerous for our society».