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Monday, 09 June 2003
TAJIK ISLAMIC PARTY LEADER SAYS ARREST OF DEPUTY HEAD WAS MISTAKE
By empty (6/9/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The head of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), Said Abdullo Nuri, told journalists on 9 June that the recent arrest of the party\'s deputy chairman, Shamsiddin Shamsiddinov, was a mistake. According to Nuri, the warrant used to arrest Shamsiddinov carried the name of another person. Nuri also asserted that a lawyer hired by Shamsiddinov\'s relatives had not been allowed to meet with his client, and that there are unconfirmed reports that Shamsiddinov has twice been beaten in custody.
The head of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), Said Abdullo Nuri, told journalists on 9 June that the recent arrest of the party\'s deputy chairman, Shamsiddin Shamsiddinov, was a mistake. According to Nuri, the warrant used to arrest Shamsiddinov carried the name of another person. Nuri also asserted that a lawyer hired by Shamsiddinov\'s relatives had not been allowed to meet with his client, and that there are unconfirmed reports that Shamsiddinov has twice been beaten in custody. The leadership of the IRPT intends to demand that the authorities clarify the situation, Nuri added. (Asia-Plus Blitz)