Mannon Sodikov’s killers sentenced to life imprisonment

The court of the Sughd region sentenced two residents of the city of Isfara to life imprisonment for the murder of Mannon Sodikov (Domullo Abdumannon), a 60-year-old entrepreneur and former member of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). However, the relatives of the deceased disagree with the court’s decision, claiming that another person was involved in the case.

On November 9, Radio Ozodi, citing sources close to the judicial authorities, reported that the sentence against 31-year-old Ehson Boboev and 46-year-old Yusuf Sharipov was handed down in mid-October.

According to the source, the court found the two guilty of murder as well as a number of other crimes. The convicted individuals considered the decision unjust and the punishment too harsh, and they appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court of Tajikistan.

The relatives of Mannon Sodikov also participated in the court hearings and on the day the verdict was announced, but they disagree with the court’s decision.

One of the deceased’s relatives, who wished to remain anonymous for safety reasons, noted that another person was involved in Sodikov’s murder. However, law enforcement did not detain or summon this individual for questioning.

Sodikov’s relatives had previously also claimed that a third person was involved in this murder. According to them, the deceased trusted this individual. The relatives wanted the investigation to establish the role of this person.

It should be noted that Domullo Abdumannon went missing at the end of April this year. Five days later, his body was found with signs of violent death. The body of the deceased was discovered on the premises of an unfinished house in the village of Chorbok, Surkh jamoat.

According to the official version of the investigation, two residents of Isfara, Boboev Ehson and his uncle, Sharipov Yusuf, on April 27, offered Mannon Sodikov a joint trip to Dushanbe to assist in the release of his son, Abdusalom Sodikov, from custody. Abdusalom Sodikov was detained by law enforcement in October 2024 and sentenced to 7 years in prison for sending money to the leader of the opposition portal “Isloh,” Muhammadikbol Sadriiddin.

According to the investigation, Boboev and Sharipov put him in a car, tied his hands with a rope, and took $100,000 that he had with him. After that, the perpetrators took the man to the unfinished house and inflicted nine stab wounds on him. Sodikov died from the injuries. After that, they buried the body in the yard of the house.

It should be noted that Ehson Boboev worked in law enforcement until January of this year; however, his experience in these structures is not mentioned in the Ministry of Internal Affairs report on Sodikov’s murder.