As a result of operational and investigative activities carried out by police officers, facts of theft of budget funds in Health Center No. 4 of the city of Khujand were revealed. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
As established during the investigation, from January 2022 to May 2023, a 31-year-old resident of the city of Khujand, who held the position of director of the Health Center, acting in collusion with the family doctor of the same institution, a 58-year-old local resident, falsified timesheets. The woman, without going to work, was listed, which allowed her to illegally receive a salary of 30,497 somoni.
In addition, the investigation established that a similar scheme was used in an earlier period – from October 2020 to January 2022. During this period, the Center was headed by a 38-year-old resident of Bobojon Gafurov district. He, also conspiring with the said doctor, organized the falsification of accounting data, which led to the illegal payment of another 10,201 somoni.
Criminal cases have been initiated against the suspects under Part 2 of Article 245 ("Misappropriation or embezzlement of property") and Article 323 ("Official forgery") of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. A preliminary investigation is underway.