The Accounts Chamber of Tajikistan has uncovered financial violations amounting to 1.116 billion somoni during its 2025 audits of ministries, agencies, government institutions, investment project centers, and banks. This was reported by Jamshed Karimzoda, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, during a news conference in Dushanbe on February 11.
Karimzoda explained that over the past year, a total of 188 audit checks were conducted. He stated that more than 60% of the identified violations, or 710.6 million somoni, were related to the formation and execution of the state budget.
However, Karimzoda did not specify which ministries, agencies, or sectors had the most significant misuse of budgetary funds.
When asked for further clarification by Asia-Plus, he did not provide a detailed response, even though the Audit Chamber had previously disclosed such information on a per-agency basis.
According to the Chairman, 756.2 million somoni, or 67.7% of the identified violations, have been recovered.
Recoveries across various sectors
In total, financial violations were found in 103 ministries and agencies, including local government bodies in cities and regions, amounting to 23.9 million somoni. This entire sum has been fully reimbursed.
In addition, 19 centers and groups responsible for implementing state investment projects were audited, uncovering improper use of 19.4 million somoni, which was also fully recovered.
Furthermore, 46 state-owned enterprises were scrutinized, revealing financial discipline violations totaling 240.7 million somoni, with 150 million somoni already recovered.
Legal action and accountability
Karimzoda also mentioned that, based on the audit results, 63 cases have been forwarded to law enforcement agencies for further action.
Specifically, 33 cases were sent to the Supreme Court, 26 to the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, and 4 to the State Committee for National Security.
As a result of the investigation into these cases, 222 individuals have been held accountable, facing disciplinary and financial sanctions. However, the specifics of the disciplinary measures imposed on these individuals were not disclosed.