Khujand. IAA "VARORUD". Madina Saifidinova. Law-enforcement agencies of Khujand assert, that in 2006 the activity of illegal extremist party "Hizb-ut -Tahrir" will be decreased.

The activity of the illegal party "Hizb-ut -Tahrir" will be decreased in 2006, informed Mullohi Ruziev, chairman of Khujand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in the press- conference conducted on February 1.

According to him, an active struggle against the members of this party is being conducted. "A great number of party leaders are arrested", - he said.

Regarding to DIA, 11 members of the extremist party were detained by law-enforcement agencies over 2005; three of them were women.

"These arrested citizens are mainly from Khujand and Bobojon Gafurov district. Unfortunately the number of the members is increasing, but the reason of people's involvement is not clear. Nobody conducted such analysis yet and there fore we cannot define the motivation", - he has concluded.