The case of Ismatullo Abdullozoda, the former head of Dushanbe International Airport, who is suspected of embezzling large sums of money, has not yet been submitted to a court, Rustam Mirzozoda, the head of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 12.
"Regarding the case of the former head of Dushanbe Airport, 14 people were released after compensating for the damage. Five of them were airport employees, and the rest were company representatives. Their case was heard in the Dushanbe city court, which imposed a fine without detention. They paid compensation amounting to 217 million somoni. All losses incurred by the state were fully reimbursed," Mirzozoda said.
Ismatullo Abdullozoda served as the head of Dushanbe International Airport for nine years before being dismissed and arrested in May 2025. The press service of the President of Tajikistan reported on that day that Abdullozoda and his deputies were relieved of their duties "due to a financial audit and serious violations uncovered in their activities."
The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan later stated that Abdullozoda and several of his subordinates are suspected of embezzling 1.245 billion somoni.
In August of last year, the head of the anticorruption agency, Sulaimon Sultonzoda, revealed during a press conference that 961 million somoni had been embezzled by Abdullozoda himself. "This was done through the use of shell companies, withdrawing funds, and misappropriating the airport’s money under the guise of purchasing and supplying necessary goods," he said.
Official charges were brought against those detained under two articles of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code of Tajikistan: "Embezzlement or misappropriation in a particularly large amount" (a fine or up to six years in prison) and "Fraud committed by a group of people in conspiracy."
