An employee of the Supreme Court has been detained on suspicion of fraud

The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption reported the detention of an employee of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan on suspicion of fraud.

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According to the website of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, the chief specialist of the judicial control department of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan, Sainuridin Safarzoda, received bribes totaling about 1 million somoni from certain citizens.

It is reported that Safarzoda, using his official position, promised citizens to resolve cases in their favor or close criminal cases in exchange for large sums of money.

For example, he promised an unnamed citizen his assistance in resolving issues related to a car service center while the case was under consideration in the Supreme Court. Additionally, he also promised a group of individuals to assist in the early completion of their prison terms. For all this, he received as a bribe 64,500 US dollars and 210,000 somoni, according to the press center of the Anti-Corruption Agency.

A criminal case has been initiated against Sainuridin Safarzoda under Article 247, paragraph 4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (fraud in especially large amounts), and an investigation is underway. The opinions of the suspect and his lawyer are not yet available.