DUSHANBE, February 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – Entrepreneur Zafar Azimov, who is known in certain circles as “Zafar Bednyak” (Zafar the Pauper), has been killed in Dushanbe.
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports Zafar Azimov was killed Thursday night not far from the Navrouzgoh Complex (Dushanbe hippodrome).
A source at the Interior Ministry told
RFE/RL’s Tajik Service
that the 38-year-old entrepreneur had been killed following conflict between his and Emom Maqsoudov’s men.
According to the Interior Ministry, several people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder and an investigation is under way.
Zafar Azimov was buried today in his native town – Hamadoni district in Khatlon province.
Zafar Azimov reportedly ran big business in Dushanbe. According to some sources, he had several commercial shops in Dushanbe.
RFE/RL’s Tajik Service
reports that Emom Maqsoudov, who is also known in certain circles as “Emom Khubak,” is director of the Dushanbe cable production plant and his brother, Bilol Maqsoudov, was arrested by Interpol last year and extradited from Istanbul to Dushanbe. An operation carried out by Tajik law enforcement authorities in 2010 led to the seizure of 57 kilograms of narcotic drugs. The narcotic drugs were reportedly discovered in a car belonging to Bilol Maqsoudov.
