Former Tajik Police Officer Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Murder

Former police Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda has been sentenced to 19 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Tajikistan for the kidnapping and murder of a university teacher. His co-defendant and relative, Ismoiljon Shukurov, received a 12-year prison term for assisting Yusufzoda in the abduction and helping throw the victim, Ismoiljon Rahmonov, into a river with his hands bound. Investigators revealed that Yusufzoda’s actions were driven by jealousy, as he believed Rahmonov was having an affair with his wife. This case highlights the seriousness of crimes like kidnapping and murder in Tajikistan’s legal system.

 

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