A high-ranking Interior Ministry official has been detained in Tajikistan on charges of fraud

A high-ranking official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan in the Khatlon region, along with a colleague, has been detained on charges of fraud.

This was reported on March 3 of this year by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan. According to the investigation, Saidzada J.S., the senior operational duty officer of the analytical control department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Khatlon region, together with his assistant Rahmonzada A.U., committed fraud.

It is noted that in June 2025, Saidzada and Rahmonzada “deceptively” demanded 30,000 somoni from citizen Ch.G.A. under the pretext of terminating a criminal case against his son Ch.E.H., which was being handled by investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Khatlon region. It is reported that in several instances they received the specified amount.

The anti-corruption agency emphasizes that after receiving the money, Saidzada and Rahmonzada did not fulfill their promise to terminate the criminal case against Ch.E.H., and they divided the 30,000 somoni between themselves and used it for personal purposes.

A criminal case has been initiated against Saidzada J.S. and Rahmonzada A.U. under paragraph “a” of part 3 of article 247 (fraud committed on a large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. According to the agency, the investigation has already been completed, and the case materials have been sent to court for a decision. They face a penalty of a fine ranging from 912 to 1460 calculation indicators (71,136 to 113,880 somoni or from 6,295 to 10,086 dollars) or imprisonment for a term of five to eight years with confiscation of property and deprivation of the right to hold certain positions.