Military Recrutiment Officer in Sughd to Stand Trial for Bribery

He received money for granting a deferment from service to one of the conscripts.

Нигора Бухаризаде

The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of Tajikistan has submitted a criminal case to court against an employee of the military commissariat of the Jabbor Rasulov district of the Sughd region.

As reported by the press center of the Agency, A. Sattorzoda, who has held the position of officer for territorial defense of the mobilization unit of the military commissariat of the Jabbor Rasulov district since February 21, 2025, received 15,000 somoni for granting a deferral from service to one of the conscripts and for his non-passage of the military medical commission.

“He received the specified amount directly in the building of the Military Commissariat and used it for personal purposes,” the agency’s statement said.

It is not specified who transferred the money to the officer.

In this regard, a criminal case was initiated against A. Sattorzoda under part 1 of article 391 (“Abuse of power or official position, exceeding official or service powers or inaction of power”) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. After the investigation, the case with the approved indictment was sent to court for consideration on the merits.

The maximum penalty under the specified article is a fine ranging from 250 to 912 calculation indicators, or restriction of military service for up to two years, or imprisonment for up to five years.

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