Military enlistment office employee detained for fraud

The Agency for State Financial Control and the Fight Against Corruption has detained two women, one of whom is an employee of the military enlistment office of the Sughd region, on suspicion of fraud.

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According to the press center of the Anti-Corruption Agency, the employee of the Sughd military enlistment office, Mavzuna Abdulloeva, promised citizen “A” a military ticket with a conclusion of his unfitness for military service and demanded 10,000 somoni in exchange. She received 4,000 of this amount and was detained while receiving 6,000.

“As a result of operational-search activities, Abdulloeva Mavzuna Naimovna was detained after she received a bribe of 6,000 somoni from citizen A. This amount was seized and attached to the case as physical evidence,” the agency’s press center reported.

It is also reported that at the same time as Abdulloeva, citizen Gafurova Zarina Ibragimovna was involved in receiving the bribe of 10,000 somoni. The aforementioned individuals spent the received money on their own needs. It is unknown whether Gafurova Zarina is an employee of the military enlistment office.

Currently, Mavzuna Abdulloeva and Zarina Gafurova have been detained. A criminal case has been initiated against them under Article 247, Part 2, Clauses “b, v, g” of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, and an investigation is underway.

If their guilt is proven, Clauses “b, v, g” of Part 2 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan provide for punishment by a fine ranging from three hundred sixty-five to nine hundred twelve indicators for calculations (21,900-54,720 somoni or 1,940-4,850 dollars) or imprisonment for a term of two to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions.

In Tajikistan, the autumn draft has already been completed, but military enlistment office employees continue to conduct “raids” on draftees. Experts believe that conducting military service recruitment throughout the year will lead to an increase in the number of bribe-takers and corruption in this area.