(Itar-Tass) -- Rakhmiddin Azizov, who ran away together with another 24 convicts from the Dushanbe investigation ward of the Tajik National Security Committee in the small morning hours of August 23, was killed in a clash with the police in eastern Faizabad district, 50 kilometers away from Dushanbe, on Sunday, a committee representative told Itar-Tass.
| Let that be a lesson to all who consider running away: the consequences can be permanent. |
Azizov was a member of an anti-governmental group. He was convicted of attempted coup, killings and other crimes and sentenced to life in prison.
According to Tajik security services, Azizov stabbed two security service officers with a knife on September 18 and beat feet into mountains. A machine gun and plenty of ammunition were found on the scene. |