February 3, 2025 at 15:44 A group of 9 prisoners of correctional institution No. 3/2 of the Main Directorate of Criminal Punishments of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan using homemade instruments committed a deadly attack on responsible employees – guards of a correctional institution.
This was reported by the National Information Agency of the Country of Hovar with reference to the Center for Public Relations of the Main Directorate of Criminal Punishments of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan
The agency reports that as a result of the attack, three employees who performed their official duties received serious bodily harm.
According to this information, the prisoners did not obey the legal requirements of the institution’s administration, using homemade sharp and stitching iron knives, continued their criminal acts without presenting complaints and conditions, tried to kill the institution’s security soldiers and make an escape. The guards acted in accordance with the law and service instructions and were forced to use firearms against criminals. As a result, three criminals were neutralized, the rest were detained.
Timely medical care was injured. The state of their health is evaluated as normal.
The institution operates in normal mode.