Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda - Justice for Journalists

Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda

Affiliated media: Independent Journalist

Incident date: July 7, 2022

Attack type:

  • Search without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Ozodi

Location: Tajikistan, Vahdat

Additional information:

On July 7, officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department for Combating Organized Crime in Vahdat city interrogated Pirmukhammadzoda for several hours, and then searched his house and seized the phone. On July 9, he was invited back to the police saying that they would return the seized phone, but the man did not return home. Later, it became known that Pirmukhammadzoda was arrested on July 9 for disobedience to the police. According to the court decision, he will be held in custody until July 19.

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