The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced the rapist and murderer of the minor Rufayda to life imprisonment. This was reported by Radio Ozodi, citing relatives. Photo: Internet The verdict of the Supreme Court regarding Rahmatullo Gadoev, accused of murdering Rufayda, was announced on Tuesday morning, October 19, however, the official verdict has not yet been […]
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced the rapist and murderer of the minor Rufayda to life imprisonment. This was reported by Radio Ozodi, citing relatives.
Photo: InternetThe verdict of the Supreme Court regarding Rahmatullo Gadoev, accused of murdering Rufayda, was announced on Tuesday morning, October 19, however, the official verdict has not yet been published on the court’s website.
Gadoev’s relatives and his lawyer have not yet commented on the verdict.
Rufayda’s father, Validjon Inoyatov, told Radio Ozodi that he agrees with the verdict but did not wish to discuss the details of the process. “All I can say is that we agree with the verdict. From the very beginning, we demanded that this person be sentenced to life imprisonment,” Inoyatov added.
It is worth recalling that the tragedy occurred on July 4 in the Navobod settlement of the Rudaki district. Rufayda went to the toilet in her grandmother’s house, which is located about 20-30 meters from their home, and disappeared. The next day, law enforcement agencies found the dismembered body of the girl.
The news of the murder of the minor girl shocked Tajik society. Civil society activists appealed to the mayor of Dushanbe and the speaker of the Majlisi milli, urging him to personally oversee the investigation of the child’s murder and to tighten punishment for such brutal crimes.