Two officials from the Ministry of Finance have been detained

The Agency for State Financial Control and the Fight Against Corruption of Tajikistan reported the detention of the head of the licensing department of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan and a senior specialist of this department on charges of receiving a bribe.

According to the press service of the anti-corruption agency, the head of the licensing department of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Finance, Daler Mirzoev, and his subordinate – senior specialist Parviz Naimov – were detained while receiving a bribe of 3 thousand dollars in exchange for assistance in obtaining a license for conducting betting activities. They are accused of “abuse of official authority.”

It is reported that after receiving 1,000 dollars, Naimov and Mirzoev demanded the remaining 2 thousand dollars. They were detained by employees of the Anti-Corruption Agency upon receiving this amount. This sum was seized from them as physical evidence.

A criminal case has been initiated against the two high-ranking officials under Article 319, Part 3 (receiving a bribe by a group of persons by prior agreement or by a person holding a government position). The case has already been completed and sent to court.

The opinions of the accused or their relatives and lawyers are not yet available.

The Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan has also not commented on the bribery of high-ranking officials of the ministry.

Bribery and corruption thrive among government officials in Tajikistan. The authorities of the country are unable to effectively combat corruption, and all government programs aimed at countering corruption have not yielded results.