Two individuals were found guilty of the bombing of the car of the head of the NDPT in Kulyab and sentenced to life imprisonment. The others received various sentences. This was reported on January 28 at a press conference by the prosecutor of the Kulyab region, Khamsaali Musofirov. He also stated that the other defendants […]
Two individuals were found guilty of the bombing of the car of the head of the NDPT in Kulyab and sentenced to life imprisonment. The others received various sentences.
This was reported on January 28 at a press conference by the prosecutor of the Kulyab region, Khamsaali Musofirov.
He also stated that the other defendants in the case were sentenced to various terms of punishment: from 5 to 23 years of imprisonment.
The official car of Salim Sayvalizoda, the head of the ruling People’s Democratic Party in Kulyab, caught fire on January 5 while it was parked near his home in the village of Tudakafsh in southern Tajikistan. The investigation established that the car caught fire as a result of an explosion.
Nine people, including a woman, were detained on suspicion of involvement in the bombing.
The authorities labeled the incident a terrorist act and accused the suspects of having ties to the terrorist group ISIS; however, the case was classified as “secret,” so details were not disclosed.
According to Radio Ozodi, on January 28, the names of the nine defendants were revealed. They were Bakhtiyor Madjidzoda, Navruzjon Odinaev, Kurbonali Vokhidov, Aslam Oltiyev, Akmal Shermatov, Saidmakhmud Shoev, Hakim Imomov, Nasim Ashurov, and the only woman – Kholisamo Rakhimova.
The investigation considers Bakhtiyor Madjidzoda, a resident of the village of Tudakafsh in Kulyab, to be the leader of the group; he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Bakhtiyor is the son of Akbar Madjid, a former journalist of Khatlon radio. His brother Aslam Oltiyev was also sentenced to life.
Kholisamo Rakhimova, the wife of Bakhtiyor Madjidzoda, will serve the least time behind bars. She was accused of sewing the ISIS flag and failing to report a crime. It is reported that considering she has a young child, she is “temporarily” free.
Prosecutor Khamsaali Musofirov did not specify the sentences received by the other defendants in the case.