DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus — The Agency of State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Khairullo Saidov, the elder son of the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov.
The charge of document forgery (Article 340 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code) was officially brought against Khairullo Saidov on October 27.
According to the anticorruption agency, Khairullo Saidov overstated his age in order to get passport.
Khairullo Saidov has partially admitted his guilt. Khairullo Saidov was 14 years old in 1995 and he said he needed the forged passport for entering university in Mashhad (Iran).
“In 1995, I wanted to enter university, and therefore, I got the forged passport,” said Khairullo Saidov. “My father has nothing to do with that.”
Khairullo Saidov added that the anticorruption agency claims that his fake passport was issued in 2000 so that Zayd Saidov could reregister his “illegally obtained property” on his elder son.
We will recall that Zayd Saidov was sentenced to 26 years” imprisonment on December 25, 2013 after being convicted of financial fraud, polygamy, and sexual relations with a minor.
Zayd Saidov maintains innocence and his supporters say the case against Zayd Saidov was politically motivated.
In July this year, the anticorruption agency brought new charges against Zayd Saidov – embezzlement or misappropriation of funds and forgery of documents. Saidov reportedly committed these infringements during construction of the Dushanbe-Plaza Center.
According to Ishoq Tabarov, one of defense lawyers for Zayd Saidov, the anticorruption agency has brought a number of new charges against his client this month.
