In Dushanbe, the head of a kindergarten and a teacher have been sentenced to prison. The court of the Sino district of Dushanbe issued a verdict in the case of the death of a 2-year-old boy at the private kindergarten “Pochemuchka”. According to media reports, the head of the kindergarten Rukhshona Ismatulloeva was sentenced to […]
In Dushanbe, the head of a kindergarten and a teacher have been sentenced to prison.
The court of the Sino district of Dushanbe issued a verdict in the case of the death of a 2-year-old boy at the private kindergarten “Pochemuchka”.
According to media reports, the head of the kindergarten Rukhshona Ismatulloeva was sentenced to 6 years in prison, while the teacher of the institution Bogigul Rahimova received a 5-year sentence.
Rukhshona Ismatulloeva was found guilty under paragraphs “a” and “b” of part 2 of article 209 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan (production, storage, or transfer of unsafe goods and services) and parts 2 and 3 of article 36 (complicity in a crime). She was also banned from holding any positions related to education and working with children for 4 years.
Bogigul Rahimova was convicted under paragraph “b” of part 2 of article 175 (Improper performance of duties to ensure the safety of children’s lives and health, resulting in death through negligence). She is also prohibited from working in the field of education and upbringing of minors for 4 years.
The court, taking into account the fact that the convicted individuals have minor children, decided to postpone the execution of the sentence until the children reach the age of 8.
The tragic death of the 2-year-old boy Sudais caused serious public outcry. The boy died in May of this year. Surveillance cameras showed that the boy had leaned out from under the bars of the second tier of the bed; his body passed through, but his head did not. He became stuck and died from asphyxiation.
This incident has once again raised the issue of child safety in public educational institutions.