The driver of a car, who grossly violated traffic rules on the territory of the capital's Korvon market, attempted to run over a police officer, the Dushanbe City Department of Internal Affairs reports .
According to law enforcement agencies, the incident occurred when a police inspector reprimanded the driver for violating traffic rules. It was established that citizen Odinaev Akhliddin ignored the lawful demands of the police officer, after which he deliberately drove the vehicle in his direction.
As a result of these actions, the victim was given the necessary assistance, and the driver himself was detained on the spot. His actions were classified as the use of violence against a representative of the authorities.
The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is being carried out by officers of the police department No. 1 of the OMVD of the Firdavsi district of the city of Dushanbe.
A criminal case has been opened against Odinaev under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan ("Use of violence against a government official"). He is currently under preliminary arrest. The preliminary investigation is ongoing.