Ghaffor Mirzoyev (), also known as Gaffor-Sedoy () is a Tajik politician who was the former head of the
Drug Control Agency
The Drug Control Agency, also called the National Drug Enforcement Agency, is the drug control service of Tajikistan. Formed in 1999, the service was founded to help combat the drug trafficking through the country from Afghanistan, and is one of ...
in
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. He was sentenced to
life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...
in 2004 on charges of abuse of power, privatization of government property, drug trafficking and a host of other charges.
[Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Tajikistan]
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Biography
He was born in Kulyab and by origin belonged to the ruling "Kulyab" clan in the country. His father, a World War II veteran, was one of the first truck drivers in Tajikistan. He himself later was briefly a truck driver, however after graduating from school, he came to the capital and enrolled in the Institute of Physical Education. After the protests Ozodi Square turned violent, he joined the Popular Front of Tajikistan russian: Народный фронт Таджикистана, area=, headquarters=Dushanbe, clans=, leaders= Sangak Safarov and Safarali Kenjayev, active=1992–1997, caption=, image=, war=the Civil war in Tajikistan, native_name_lang=Tajik, foun ...
. In 1995, after conciliation procedures, Mirzoyev became the head of the Presidential Guard. During the Tajik civil war
The Tajikistani Civil War ( tg, Ҷанги шаҳрвандии Тоҷикистон, translit=Jangi shahrvandiyi Tojikiston / Çangi shahrvandiji Toçikiston; russian: Гражданская война в Таджикистане), also known ...
, he managed to prevent Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev ( Tajik:Маҳмуд Худойбердиев; October 18, 1964 in Qurghonteppa – c. 2001) was a rebel leader in Tajikistan who, while initially an ally of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, became an opposition figure ...
from reaching the capital. In addition to being the chief of the Presidential National Guard
The National Guard (russian: Национальная гвардия Таджикистана; tg, Гвардияи миллии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон), formerly called the Brigade of Special Mission and Presidential Guard, also ...
, Mirzoyev served as the head of Tajikistan's National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan (NOC) is a sports governing body that was established in 1992 to manage Tajikistan, Tajikistan's activities in relation to the Olympics. The office of the NOC is located in the center o ...
in 2002.
Arrest
In August 2004, Mirzoyev was arrested along with 15 supporters, and though many claimed that the arrests were politically motivated, most critics still conceded that Mirzoyev was a "corrupt official" with links to the narcotics industry.anti-aircraft missile Anti-aircraft missiles are guided missiles designed to destroy or damage aircraft
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at his family's home.Tajikistan: President Rahmon Takes Another Step to Consolidate Authority in Dushanbe , EurasiaNet.org
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References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Tajikistani politicians
Tajikistani drug traffickers
Tajikistani prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Tajikistan