Sirozhiddinzoda has taken the vacant seat that has been empty for several months

During personnel changes on January 5, Bakhritdin Sirojidinzo was appointed as the head of the Export Agency of Tajikistan.

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Bakhritdin Sirojidinzo had held the position of First Deputy Director of the Agency for Melioration and Irrigation since February 2020.

He was appointed to this position instead of Shavkat Bobozoda, who was removed from office and later arrested in September of last year. The position of head of the Export Agency of Tajikistan had been vacant since September 2021.

It was also reported that a high-ranking official is suspected of large-scale fraud.

Radio Ozodi published information that Shavkat Bobozoda was detained in mid-September 2022. A criminal case has been initiated against the official under Article 247, Part 4 (“Fraud in a large scale”) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan. Shavkat Bobozoda was detained based on a complaint from a foreign company, from which he received $300,000 but did not fulfill the terms of the contract.

Currently, Shavkat Bobozoda is being held in a temporary detention facility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The case is being investigated by the investigators of the General Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation into the case of Shavkat Bobozoda has not yet been completed, and the authorities have not officially commented on the situation.