Fight involving a relative of Rahmon

Relatives of influential officials staged a mass brawl over a girl.

Photo: Internet

According to Radio Ozodi, citing its sources, a conflict occurred in one of the capital’s cafes between Zarif Sokhibov, the director of the “Tilloi Tojik” (Tajik Gold) enterprise, and Navruz Abdulloev, the son of the head of Dushanbe International Airport, along with their friends. Zarif Sokhibov is a relative of Shamsullo Sokhibov, the son-in-law of the President of Tajikistan. The conflict took place on the night of December 16.

“More than ten people from both sides participated in the conflict, with eight individuals sustaining minor injuries. The incident occurred because the daughter of a Tajik singer got up from the table where Abdulloev and his company were sitting and moved to Sokhibov’s table,” the report states.

The opinions of the parties involved are unknown. Authorities have not officially commented on the incident.

Another source from Radio Ozodi reported that on the evening of December 16, a conflict occurred among visitors, “but it did not escalate to physical violence, and the parties calmed down.”

Zarif Sokhibov attended the opening of the “Kovry Dushanbe” enterprise on December 20, walking alongside President Emomali Rahmon and his son. Ismatullo Abdullozoda is also visible in one of the photos.

Conflicts involving representatives of influential families in the country, including relatives of Rahmon, have occurred before. However, unlike other citizens, the perpetrators in these cases are usually not held accountable, the facts of the crime are concealed from the public, and details of such cases are rarely covered in the press.

It was previously reported that on November 15, a conflict occurred between 24-year-old Zafarjon Sami, the director of the VIP lounge at Dushanbe International Airport (son of Sharif Sami, the head of the Ismoili Somoni district), and a group of young people in one of the city’s restaurants. Zafarjon Sami sustained three stab wounds.

It was also reported that Alisher and Dilovar Gulov, sons of Gula Sherali, the former Minister of Energy and Industry of Tajikistan and a relative of Rahmon, Faromuz Saidov, son of Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Said, Rustam and Rasul, sons of the former head of the Tajik Railways and a relative of the President of Tajikistan Amonullo Khukumov, and Amriddin Nakhshov, manager of the gold mining company “Nakhsh” and nephew of the President of Tajikistan’s wife, committed various crimes. However, no serious investigations into these cases were conducted, some were not held accountable at all, and others paid off with minor fines.