DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Mustafo Asrorov, a senior teller with the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).  

According to the anticorruption agency, Asrorov faces charges of embezzlement of state funds and service forgery.  

“The investigation has established that central bank’s senior teller visited the Dushanbe customs directorate twice in June this year and received totaling 1,640,687 somoni in cash form the directorate cashier’s office; Asrorov embezzled the money, submitting forged posting process receipt,” the source at the anticorruption agency said.  

He added that within the framework of the criminal proceedings, the agency is currently inspecting activities of Asrorov during his work with Tajik central bank.