Translated with AI
The head of the Department of Land Reclamation and Irrigation of the Sughd Region of the Republic of Tajikistan, Abdullozoda A., was brought to criminal responsibility for embezzlement of budget funds on an especially large scale. This was reported by the press center of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption.
According to the investigation materials, in 2023-2024, Abdullozoda A., holding a leadership position in the region’s land reclamation system, acting in collusion with the leading specialist of the department, Barotov R.Zh., citizen Rakhmatulloev D.D. and five heads of private companies, embezzled public funds.
In the framework of the implementation of measures to improve the melioration condition of irrigated lands and repair pumping stations in the districts of Zafarabad, Asht, Spitamen and Matcha, 4,386,258 somoni were embezzled from the total budget of 13,117,560 somoni. Forged accounting documents were used to conceal the crime.
As a result of the criminal actions, the state suffered material damage on an especially large scale. A criminal case was initiated against a group of persons under Articles 245, Part 4, Paragraph "b" (embezzlement or misappropriation on an especially large scale) and 340, Part 2, Paragraphs "a, b" (forgery of documents) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan.
During the preliminary investigation, the damage was fully compensated. The materials of the criminal case with the approved indictment were sent to the court for consideration on the merits.
