Judge detained in Tajikistan for bribery

According to Radio Ozodi, citing its sources, a judge from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Zafar Kodirzoda, has been detained in Tajikistan.

It is reported that the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan has initiated a criminal case against Judge Zafar Kodirzoda. He is accused of bribery and fraud.

The authorities have not provided details about the criminal case. It is reported that some of the crimes committed by Zafar Kodirzoda occurred while he was working as a judge in the city of Vahdat, while others took place in GBAO.

The opinions of the judge himself and his relatives are currently unavailable.

Additionally, there is no decree on the website of the President of Tajikistan regarding the dismissal of Zafar Kodirzoda from his position. Typically, in such cases, the presidential decree on the dismissal of a judge is published before the information about their detention.

Zafar Kodirzoda previously worked in the court of the city of Vahdat, and in December of last year, he was appointed as a judge of the GBAO court by presidential decree.

This is not the first case where a judge has been detained on charges of fraud and bribery.

Experts say that the main reason for corruption is that officials have paid a large sum for their government positions, which forces them to accept bribes to recover the amount spent.