Two members of local council (Majlis) of the city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar) in Sughd province – Mr. Ravshan Hasanov are Ms. Saodat Sharifzoda — standing trial for fraud and attempt to bribe anticorruption officer.
According to Karim Ibrohimov, the chief of the anticorruption agency’s office for Sughd province, Ravshan Hasanov has offered a US$2000 bribe to an anticorruption officer on behalf of Saodat Sharifzoda for concealment of a crime.
Using her official status, Saodat Sharifzoda together with her driver Akpar Ismoilov fraudulently collected 280,000 U.S. dollars from several residents of Istiqlol during 2013.
Criminal proceedings against Saodat Sharifzoda have been instituted under the provisions of two articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code — Article 320 (2) – giving a bribe to an official and Article 247 (4) – large-scale fraud.
Criminal proceedings against her driver Akpar Ismoilov have been instituted under the provisions of Article 247 (4) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – large-scale fraud.
Criminal proceedings against Ravshan Hasanov have been instituted under the provisions of Article 320 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – giving a bribe to an official.
A trial is under way.
Over the first six months of this year, 17 cases of bribery have been reported in the northern Sughd province.
