The Prosecutor of Sughd Region, Husein Davlatzoda, expressed concern about the behavior of some of his subordinates. He stated that “the knowledge of some of them does not meet the requirements, and they commit unworthy acts”.
On April 7, at a meeting of the department following the results of the quarter, the prosecutor, without mentioning specific names or cases, noted that some actions of the prosecutor’s office employees cause discontent in society and negatively affect the reputation of the bodies.
“Some employees visit entertainment centers and other leisure places, engage in the consumption of various drinks and substances, and even in some cases disturb the peace of citizens,” the prosecutor said.
Davlatzoda noted that “in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Professional Ethics for Prosecutor’s Office Employees, the staff of the bodies must demonstrate high ethics, good professional culture, and other positive human qualities, respecting the requirements of the law, both in the performance of official duties and outside of them.”
At the meeting, it was also reported that in the first three months of this year, the department recorded 16,891 offenses.
Conflicts Involving Prosecutor’s Office Employees
These statements were made by Davlatzoda two months after Abdukahhor Azizov, the former prosecutor of the city of Buston, got into a conflict with the owner of the “Parliament” restaurant of the hotel of the same name in this city, which eventually led to his dismissal and exclusion from the ranks of the prosecutor’s office employees.
The scandal between Abdukahhor Azizov and the owner of the “Parliament” hotel, Parviz Ashurov, spread in news media and social networks, causing a wave of sharp reactions. After the publicity of this incident, Azizov, who is the son of the former first deputy chairman of the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan, Abdudjabbor Azizi, was dismissed from the bodies.
The country’s Prosecutor General, Habibullo Vohidzoda, stated at a press conference on February 13 that Azizov was “dismissed from his position and excluded from the bodies” for non-compliance with the regulatory acts of the industry.
In Tajikistan, scandals involving officials and their relatives in entertainment centers periodically become public knowledge. After the incident with the former prosecutor of the city of Buston, a message spread on the network about a conflict in one of the restaurants involving the head of the department of transport control and regulation in the cities of Kanibadam and Isfara, Farrukh Saidzoda.
Previously, Avaz Nazarzoda, now the former prosecutor of the Khatlon Region, was also dismissed from his position and excluded from the prosecutor’s office by presidential decree “for actions degrading the honor and dignity of a law enforcement officer.” However, what exactly he committed was not reported.
