Preliminary investigation of the criminal case against Latifov U.A. established that, from February 8, 2021, to the present, while serving as a specialist in the Department of Individual Taxation of the Tax Inspectorate of Sino District, Dushanbe City, and being a public official, he committed the crime of bribery during his professional activities.

Specifically, Latifov U.A., acting intentionally and with the aim of illicit enrichment, in March 2025, when individual entrepreneur P.N.M. approached him regarding the termination of his entrepreneurial activities, seized the opportunity and demanded a bribe of 55,000 somoni to facilitate this process.

Subsequently, Latifov U.A. continued his criminal activities and, throughout March of this year, received a total of 49,572 somoni in bribes from citizen P.N.M. in several instances within the territory of Dushanbe City for the termination of the latter’s entrepreneurial activities. Following the receipt of the final amount, he was apprehended at the crime scene by officers of the Dushanbe City Department of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Based on these facts, a criminal case was initiated against Latifov U.A. under Part 1 of Article 319 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The criminal case, with an approved indictment, has been forwarded to the court for substantive consideration.

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