Tajikistan’s penitentiary system head, Izatullo Sharipov, has commented on demand by prisoners’ parents for his resignation. According him, the president has appointed him to this position and only the president has the right to relieve him of his position. “Those who are guilty must be punished. We do not rule out that there are shortcomings in our system, but we are seeking to...
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