Judge removed from position after beating a serviceman

The chairman of the Shamsiddin Shohin district court has been completely dismissed from the judiciary due to “misconduct.”

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon confirmed that the chairman of the Shamsiddin Shohin district court in the Khatlon region, Zokhir Muminzoda, assaulted a serviceman of the Tajik border troops while performing his official duties.

During a meeting with law enforcement representatives, Emomali Rahmon described the assault by the chairman of the Shamsiddin Shohin district court, Zokhir Muminzoda, on a border guard soldier at a checkpoint as “inappropriate and unlawful behavior.”

The press service of the President of Tajikistan noted that Emomali Rahmon paid serious attention to the inappropriate and unlawful behavior of Zokhir Muminzoda towards the border guard soldier at the checkpoint, emphasizing that “he should not only be removed from his position but also completely dismissed from the judiciary.”

Earlier, Radio Ozodi reported, citing its sources, that on July 8, the chairman of the Shamsiddin Shohin district court, Zokhir Muminzoda, presented his passport to border guard Firuz Atovulloev at the “Darai Ob” checkpoint. When the serviceman asked the person accompanying the judge to show his passport, he did not present it, and the chairman of the court exited the vehicle and struck the soldier several times with his fist.

Misconduct among servicemen in Tajikistan has repeatedly provoked a strong public reaction; however, this time, as confirmed by Rahmon himself, the chairman of the Shamsiddin Shohin district court assaulted a serviceman while performing his official duties.

The accused in this crime, or as President Rahmon put it, “inappropriate and unlawful behavior,” is unavailable for comments.

Judges in Tajikistan have immunity; however, it is unclear whether a criminal case has been initiated against Zokhir Muminzoda after his dismissal from this position.