Asia-Plus: Роҳбари Левакант 10 ҳазор ришва 15 ҳазор ҷарима

The article reports that on 28 February 2026 the Levakand City Court convicted Abduzhabbor Sayfiddinzoda, the former head of the apparatus of the Levakand city administration, of abuse of office under Article 314 part 1 of the Criminal Code. According to the Anti-Corruption Agency, in June 2024, while holding that position, he demanded and received 10,000 somoni from an individual in exchange for supporting that person’s appointment as a school director. The article reports that the court applied Article 63 of the Criminal Code, which allows a lighter penalty, and imposed a fine of 14,600 somoni (equivalent to 200 calculation indicators at 2024 rates). The article states that Sayfiddinzoda, contacted by telephone, declined to comment on the verdict or the charges. The article reports that Sharifi Bobosafar has been appointed to the post, though the date of the predecessor’s dismissal is not disclosed. The article sets the case in a wider pattern, noting that Firdavs Abdurauzoda, former head of the Isfara city apparatus, was fined 52,000 somoni for fraud involving more than 900,000 somoni taken from residents. The article reports that corruption within city and district governments and other state bodies is described as one of the sharpest problems in Tajikistan, with hundreds of employees of state institutions and enterprises fined or imprisoned each year on fraud or bribery charges. The article cites the Anti-Corruption Agency’s 2025 figures: 1,979 corruption offences were uncovered involving 1,207 individuals, leading to 819 criminal cases against 1,059 persons being sent to court.