Prosecutor dismissed after fight with prime minister’s son-in-law

The prosecutor of the city of Buston has been dismissed from his position after a video of his fight with the owner of the “Parliament” restaurant circulated online.

According to Radio “Ozodi,” the now former prosecutor of Buston, Abdulkahhor Azizov, was removed from his position by order of the General Prosecutor’s Office on January 17 of this year. He was also permanently banned from working in the prosecutor’s office. Azizov, who was appointed prosecutor of Buston in January 2024, said goodbye to his colleagues on January 19, 2026.

It has been reported that Abdulkahhor Azizov got into a fight with the owner of the “Parliament” restaurant, Parviz Ashurov, at the end of December last year. However, this incident became known only on January 16 of this year.

According to eyewitnesses, the city prosecutor was sitting in the restaurant with friends when the conflict broke out. According to this information, a quarrel arose between the prosecutor and the restaurant owner Parviz Ashurov, during which Azizov allegedly struck his opponent first. In response, Parviz Ashurov and his relatives beat the prosecutor.

It is also noted that a police officer present in the restaurant attempted to separate the participants in the fight and fired a shot into the air. One participant in the fight, a minor nephew of Parviz Ashurov, was detained.

Abdulkahhor Azizov is the son of the former assistant to the President of Tajikistan on personnel issues, the first deputy chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, and a high-ranking member of parliament, Abdudjabbor Azizov. Parviz Ashurov, in turn, is a former son-in-law of the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Kohir Rasulzoda.

The parties involved in the conflict have not yet commented on the incident, and their opinions are unavailable. Despite the fact that about a month has passed since the incident, the law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan have not yet reported on the matter.

It is noted that fights involving high-ranking officials or their relatives in Tajikistan have previously become the subject of widespread public discussion, but the outcomes of such cases have typically not been disclosed.