The mother of Sharofiddin Gadoev was interrogated for three consecutive days

Employees of the law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan interrogated the mother of Sharofiddin Gadoev, one of the leaders of the National Alliance, for three consecutive days at the request of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia.

According to Radio Ozodi, two security officials came to the home of Sharofiddin Gadoev’s 72-year-old mother and asked: “Where does Sharofiddin live? Does he use drugs? Does he smoke nasvay? Does he drink alcohol?”

At the same time, Sharofiddin Gadoev, the head of the “Movement for Reforms and Development of Tajikistan,” confirmed in a conversation with Azda TV that his mother was interrogated by law enforcement officials of Tajikistan.

“They asked about my current health status, whether I have any diseases. They inquired about my childhood, and up to the present day, which school and university I attended, what my qualities are,” he reported.

Gadoev also mentioned that they asked about the whereabouts of his brothers, who live and work in Russia, and obtained her signature on a prepared “questionnaire.”

The authorities of Tajikistan have not yet commented on the report and have not explained the reason for the interrogation of Sharofiddin Gadoev’s mother.

The leader of the “Movement for Reforms and Development of Tajikistan” is convinced that the purpose of the detailed interrogations at the request of the FSB is to create a “psychological profile” of Gadoev, so that law enforcement agencies can exert pressure at the right time.

Sharofiddin Gadoev emphasized that the interrogation of his mother is related to his political activities and his statements regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the past, the opposition figure traveled to Ukraine and urged the citizens of Tajikistan not to participate in the war in Ukraine.

<p“Evidently, the authorities of Tajikistan want Russia to also initiate a criminal case against me, to create obstacles to my movement around the world. Russia is also interested in this and is making efforts to repress democratic forces in Tajikistan, thereby achieving its selfish goals and objectives in Tajikistan,” he said.

Tajik opposition figure and critic of the Tajik government Sharofiddin Gadoev has been living in Europe since 2015. In 2018, he founded the “Movement for Reforms and Development of Tajikistan.”

It is worth noting that Sharofiddin Gadoev traveled to Moscow in February 2019. In Moscow, he was kidnapped and taken to Tajikistan. His abduction became a high-profile case. After the intervention of European countries, 17 days after his abduction, the Tajik authorities were forced to release Sharofiddin Gadoev. On the morning of March 2, 2019, he flew to Germany on a Somon Air flight from Dushanbe to Frankfurt am Main.