Employees of the electric networks have been detained in Penjikent

Two employees of the electricity distribution company, who fraudulently spent more than two million somoni of state funds, have been detained.

According to official data, on February 21, 2024, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of Tajikistan reported the detention of two employees of “Panjikent Electric Networks” on charges of “embezzlement of budget funds on a particularly large scale.”

It is reported that “Ergashov B.S., head of the service group of ‘Panjikent Electric Networks’ in the city of Panjikent, along with the director of this organization and other responsible persons, committed the crime ‘using official powers and in collusion.’

The country’s anti-corruption agency accuses these individuals of having, in 2023, embezzled electrical equipment and expensive products worth 2 million 136 thousand 613 somoni 31 dirams by falsifying accounting documents and spending it for personal needs, causing significant damage to the state.

The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of Tajikistan did not mention how the accused or their lawyers and relatives reacted.

 It is noted that a criminal case has been initiated against these individuals under paragraph “b” of part 4 of article 245 (Embezzlement or Misappropriation) and article 323 (Official Forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The amount of damage caused has been fully restored, and the preliminary investigation of the case is ongoing.