KHUJAND, August 4, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- Zafar Boboyev, a chief accountant with the Khujand State University, has been detained on suspicion of having embezzled more than 2.638 million somoni and the Khujand city prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against him under the provisions of two articles of Tajikistan’s Penal Code -- Article 247, Part 4 (large scale fraud) and Article 314, Part 3 (misuse of powers entailing serious consequences).

According to the Sughd police directorate, the preliminary investigation has established that from 2008 to July 2010, Boboyev embezzled 2,638,823 somoni.