DUSHANBE, March 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – Zayniddin Razzoqov, owner of two Dushanbe-based firms, Fath-2010 and Story-Gigant, has been arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, money laundering and power abuse, according to the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption.

An official source at the anticorruption agency says Razzoqov received 4,447,600 somoni from Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) in September 2013 under a contract with President’s Executive Office for purchase 1,563 computers and 163 printers.

“Razzoqov have sacked 360,000 somoni and purchased Cadillac-Escalade for himself for 196,000 somoni,” the source said.

Besides, inspections conducted at the limited liability companies Fath-2010 and Story-Gigant have reportedly revealed cases of tax evasion to a total amount of 2.0746 million somomi.

Criminal proceedings have been instituted against Zayniddin Razzoqov under the provisions of three articles of Tajikistan’s Pena Code: Article 262 – money laundering; Article 292 – tax evasion; and Article 295 – abuse of power; an investigation is under way.