Press Release
A New Martyr for the Word of Truth at the Hands of Tajikistan's Tyrant!

All glory belongs to Him in whose Hand kingship over all matters lies, the One who brings life and brings death. Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilahi Raji'un!

Bi'idhnillah, a martyr had been elevated at the age of 45, named Manga Aliyevo Banji Nizumino. We record him as such as we do not commend anyone to Allah. He was martyred in one of the prisons of the criminal tyrant of Tajikistan.

Banji joined the ranks of Hizb ut Tahrir in Uzbekistan in 1997. He has since been active in spreading the Da'wah in Uzbekistan with great vitality, and was an example of sincerity and activity. Due to the pursuit by Uzbek security forces, our brother was forced to move to Tajikistan in 1999, where he continued his activity of carrying the Da'wah of Islam.

In August 2003 he was arrested by the Tajik security services and tortured terribly, which led to serious injuries and fractures to his head and a concussion of the brain, thus as a result of the brutal torture, he became disabled. In spite of his critical state of health he was sentenced to 13 years in prison by judges who had sold their conscience to the system.

On Monday 3^rd of Dhul Qi'ddah 1434 AH, corresponding to the 9^th of September 2013 CE, when we received the news of his elevation to the Supreme Companion as a martyr Bi'idhnillah, his relatives tried to view his body on a medical commission to prove that his death was caused under torture and for the documentation of the situation.

We ask Allah Almighty to forgive the sins of our brother Banji and to place him on a seat of sincerity in valuable companionship of our beloved Muhammad (saw). We extend our deepest condolences to his family and relatives, asking Allah for their patience, fortitude and good consolation.

As for the tyrant of Tajikistan Rahmun and his aides, we promise them what Allah Almighty has promised them from painful punishment when He (swt) said:

(إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ)

"Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire." [Al-Buruj:10]

Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir