DUSHANBE, June 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – The court of the Dushanbe military garrison sentenced Usmon Ghayratov, medic of military unit 2026 of Tajik Border Troops facing charge of bullying, to nine years in prison on June 19.
The sentence followed his conviction on charges of violation of regulations for mutual relations between servicemen (Article 373 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code) and leaving in danger (Article 127 (1) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code). The court also ruled that Ghayratov should pay 8,000 somoni to the victim of hazing.
Besides, the court ruled that Ms. Gulraftor Shirinova, who also serves as medic in military unit 2026 and faced charge of dereliction of official duties, should pay 15 percent of her salary in favor of state during eighteen months.
The court’s ruling was nearly identical to the prosecution’s earlier demand for a 10-year prison term for Usmon Ghayratov and a financial penalty for Gulraftor Shirinova.
We will recall that a prosecutor in the trial of Usmon Ghayratov asked the court of the Dushanbe military garrison on June 16 to sentence Usmon Ghayratov to a 10-year prison term and exact 12,000 somoni from him for the victim. The prosecutor asked the court to obligate Ms. Shirinova to pay 15 percent of her salary in favor of state during two years.
Usmon Ghayratov severely beat soldier Shahbol Mirzoyev on March 6 in the presence of other servicemen.
Shahbol Mirzoyev returned home on May 19 after undergoing surgery and three weeks of medical treatment in a military hospital in Krasnogorsk, Moscow oblast. He suffered severe spinal injuries and became paralyzed as the result of bullying in March.
