KULOB, April 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob regional prosecutor’ office has applied to the legislature (Majlis) of Khatlon’s Khovaling district for the repeal of inviolability of its member Davlatali Abdulov, who is director general of the gold-mining enterprise Darvoz, the deputy Khatlon prosecutor in charge of the Kulob region, Alfattoh Roziqov, said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

According to him, Abdulov is suspected of having been involved in abusive financial practices.  “We have already issued a warrant of arrest for the enterprise’s chief energy engineer Bakhtiyor Sayfuddinovof and the chief accountant with the venture Saidakram Abdulkhairov has given a written undertaking not to leave the district,” Roziqov said.

The prosecutor refrained from giving further details.  He just noted that the equation of large abusive financial practices and criminal proceedings have been instituted under the provisions of Article 245 of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – embezzlement or misappropriation.

Darvoz produces gold from its operation at the Yakhsou deposit, located in the Khatlon province.