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Buttressing Turkmenistan 's authoritarian system is a network of informants . November 10 ushered into law several new pieces of legislation and amendments to Turkmenistan 's Criminal Code , Civil Procedural Code and Code on Administrative Regulations that impose tight restrictions on religious and civic activities not registered by the state . Many are not able to pay the required amount ( for example , districts teachers have not been paid since July ) . The loan cannot be used for weapons production and trading , tobacco production and trading , alcohol production , gambling operations , any activities that have adverse impact on the environment , stocks and bonds , and production and trading of fur and animal hides except leather and leather goods . Among other restrictions , Article 19 bans anyone other than " servants of religious organisations " from wearing " cult vestments " in public places . Since September , in most of the districts of Dashoguzsk velayat gathering cotton they mobilized employees of municipal budget entities ( school and kindergarten teachers , doctors , etc. ) and schoolchildren in the third grade and older . She particularly noted the creation of commissions in districts at the initiative of Saparmurat Niyazov : these commissions are responsible for controlling observance of the law and are made up of officers from law-enforcement agencies , local administration officials and widely respected local people , mainly the elderly . Over 115 motorbikes used for smuggling tanks with petrol into neighbouring countries were seized after a special raid on farms in four border districts in Dasoguz Region [ in northern Turkmenistan ] by Internal Affairs agencies .