A former judge of the Sino district court in Dushanbe has been sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe of $800. Photo: Internet According to Radio Ozodi, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced judge Rakhmiddin Rakhimzoda of the Sino district court in Dushanbe to 5 years in a penal colony for accepting a bribe of […]
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A former judge of the Sino district court in Dushanbe has been sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe of $800.
Photo: Internet
According to Radio Ozodi, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced judge Rakhmiddin Rakhimzoda of the Sino district court in Dushanbe to 5 years in a penal colony for accepting a bribe of $800 last week.
Earlier, on May 30, President Rakhmiddin Rakhimzoda was dismissed from his position as a judge of the capital’s Sino district “for actions that discredit the honor and dignity of a judge.”
No further details have been reported. It is unknown when and from whom Rakhimzoda received this amount.
The opinions of the convicted judge and his relatives and lawyers regarding the verdict are unknown.
Previously, on November 11, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced the former chairman of the Khujand city court, Khamidjon Muhammadzoda, to 2 years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of accepting a bribe of $2,500.
It is unclear why and on what grounds the chairman of the Khujand city court was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment for accepting a bribe of $2,500, while judge Rakhimzoda was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment for accepting a bribe of $800.
The appointment and dismissal of judges in the country is personally handled by President Emomali Rahmon.
Photo: Internet