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Officers from the Firdavsi District Department of Internal Affairs No. 1 detained 33-year-old Akram Niyozov, a resident of the Yavan District, on suspicion of fortune-telling and witchcraft, according to the Dushanbe Department of Internal Affairs.
As law enforcement agencies established during the investigation, the man had been engaging in superstitious behavior for a long time, using locks and keys, threads and needles, soap, and other objects.
According to police, he offered citizens fortune-telling, "hex removal," "death-telling," and other similar services, receiving material benefits for this.
An administrative protocol was drawn up against the detainee under Article 482 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Tajikistan.
By court order, the man was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also called on citizens to refrain from turning to fortune tellers and sorcerers, and to assist police in preventing such superstitious phenomena.
