The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan has reported the detention of the former director of the State Philharmonic of Tajikistan. Karamatullo Rahimzoda, the former director of the State Philharmonic of Tajikistan and the father of the famous singer Sitora Karamatullo, was detained by employees of the anti-corruption […]
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The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan has reported the detention of the former director of the State Philharmonic of Tajikistan.
Karamatullo Rahimzoda, the former director of the State Philharmonic of Tajikistan and the father of the famous singer Sitora Karamatullo, was detained by employees of the anti-corruption agency on charges of embezzling hundreds of thousands of somoni in budget funds.
Radio Ozodi, citing the “Payomi Dushanbe” page on Facebook, reported that Karamatullo Rahimzoda is accused of misappropriating over 830,000 somoni (more than 78,000 dollars).
The statement says that Rahimzoda was appointed director of the State Philharmonic in February 2020, and together with chief accountant Bakhritdinov S. and entrepreneur Yakubov Sh., they forged documents to misappropriate funds intended “for salary payments, cultural events, bonuses, and other expenses.”
Karamatullo Rahimzoda or his lawyer are unavailable for comment. An official statement from the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan has not yet been published.
Karamatullo Rahimzoda replaced the famous singer Afzalsho Shodieva in this position in 2020. Prior to this, he served as the director of the music school in Dushanbe named after Miratullo Atoev.
