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From: Abraham Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 16:36:47 EDT


TAJIK FIRST DEPUTY PREMIER'S BODYGUARD CHARGED WITH MURDER.
First Deputy Prime Minister Khodji Akbar Turadjonzoda's
bodyguard Mukhtor Djalilov, who was forcibly detained by
armed men in Dushanbe on 11 October (see "RFE/RL Newsline,"
12 October 2000), is being held by police on suspicion of
robbery, terrorism and murder, AP reported on 12 October,
quoting a Tajik Interior Ministry spokesman. Turadjonzoda
termed the arrest "a provocation" but declined to comment on
the charges that Djalilov faces. LF


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