[It is open hunting season on Tajik opposition leaders, no matter where in the world they try to hide. The same principle is at play against refugee Uzbek leaders (SEE: Well-known Uzbek cleric, Obid-kori Nazarov, shot in Sweden). Somebody wants to see Emomali Rahmon and Islam Karimov reelected in the coming shady elections in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, just as Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov was reelected in Turkmenistan and Nursultan Nazarbayev stayed in office in Kazakhstan. Even though the West likes to preach "democracy" to the masses, there are times like now, when dictators are needed to make far-reaching, snap decisions. Western corporations are nervously waiting to jam huge pipelines up everybody's asses over there and strong men are needed to ensure that the people stand still and take it.]
Dodojon Atovulloyev: “I lost my vigilance”
By TJKNEWS.COM
The leader of the Tajik opposition movement “Vatandor” Dodojon Atovulloyev
Recall that in last Thursday in downtown Moscow at the Komsomolsk Avenue was attacked by the famous Tajik journalist and opposition leader Dodojon Atovulloyev. The unidentified man struck him two stab wounds, aiming at his heart. Four days Dodojon spent in intensive care, and only on Monday evening he was transferred to a general ward. Now a direct threat to his life there, but the state Atovulloyev remains difficult.
Dodojon told the ” New “about the circumstances and causes of the attempt:
- That day I had several meetings with foreign diplomats. In the evening I had another meeting scheduled with the fellow. Around 21:00, I left the house, he passed a dark archway, and saw stranger. I immediately realized that this was a Tajik, thought that he just wanted to say hello to me. But he silently walked up to me, struck two blows with a knife and hid in the yard. As I learned later, one of the blows was a centimeter away from the heart. I was saved only by the fact that a fight has attracted the attention of people walking down the street. Then I got to the nearest lighted door (it was a restaurant) and asked to call the “first aid”.
- You said that at the time of the attack came to a meeting with one of the Tajik refugees. Can he be involved in the assassination?
- No way. This person I know and trust him. I was just too careless and lose vigilance. Over twenty years of exile I’m used to receiving threats to his address and had long ceased to pay attention to them. And the last few days felt being watched, but even that I was not alarmed, and that’s paid.
- Do you think the attempt on you – it is a political order?
- Without a doubt.
- Why now?
- The set of reasons. After a year in Tajikistan will be held next presidential elections, and the authorities are trying to do everything possible to neutralize the opposition. In February last year, prosecutors Tajikistan has got me a regular criminal case accusing me of complicity in terrorism, and Russia demanded that my issue. It did not work. In September 2011 I met with the closest associates of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, persuaded me to reconcile with the president. Offered to attend the 20th anniversary of independence (September 8. – IG) and the public to conclude a truce. I refused.
Soon strained Russian-Tajik relations: the detention in Tajikistan, Russian and Estonian pilots and the harsh sentence imposed by the court (eight and a half years in prison. – IG). For me it was obvious that this kind of “operation” to free the son-in-the president, who served time in a Russian prison for drug trafficking, as I openly said.
- Why did you refuse the offer to make peace with President Rahmon?
- I’m like anyone else familiar with the arithmetic operations of the current government and I know what happens to people who rely on the words of President Rahmon. The well-known journalist Ottohon Latifi returned to Dushanbe – killed at his home, MP Habib Sanginov after long negotiations returned to his homeland – was killed, the closest ally of Rakhmonov Abduldzhalil khukum believe in guarantees, came to the funeral of Sister – thrown into prison and there killed. They all believed Rahmon and were killed, dozens of such cases. But even this is not stopped me, and especially the fate of hundreds of my colleagues that the Tajik overcrowded prisons. So I have no moral right to go to any negotiations with President Rahmon.
- Will attempt to further your business?
- After the attack I am even more convinced of the correctness of the chosen path. Now I have no choice. We will work to expand my movement “Vatandor” and to seek a peaceful retirement, Emomali Rahmon.
From the Editor. Investigation attempted Atovulloyev leads a group of investigators of ATS ‘Khamovniki. “ Relatives and close friends Atovulloyev unhappy course of the investigation. As soon as the investigation began – and already there was a change of the investigator, now headed by Olga Malyarchuk consequence that neither the Dodojon nor his relatives have not yet seen.
