The former governor of Andijan and his colleagues were arrested

The former mayor of Andijan Bahrom Khaidarov, who was arrested and prosecuted on suspicion of causing 1 billion 779 million soms of damage to state interests, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.  This was reported by the press service of the Supreme Court.

Yesterday, the 26 December, in the Fergana regional court building, the former mayor of Andijan city Bahrom Khaidarov (born in 1972 in the Kyrgyz Republic, the head of the main financial department of the Andijan regional administration) the centralized finance and accounting department of the Andijan public education department, S.Yulchiyeva (born in Andijan region in 1976), who worked as a chief accountant in the service of the former Andijan regional prosecutor in public relations and legal information, K.Askarov (born in 1982 in Andijan region, worked as a Andijan city prosecutor), the former First Deputy Head of the General Department of Finance of the Andijan Regional government F. Mullajanov, (born in Andijan Region in 1983), the former Head of the Department of Local Budget Income Planning and Budgeting of the General Department of Finance of the Andijan Regional government, Sh. Hoshimov (born in Andijan region in 1990) and others (45 defendants in total) all involved in the open trial of the Ayat case which has now ended and the verdict announced.

This criminal case was chaired by Judge A. Utayev of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Trial Panel and Judges O. Arabov and Sh.  The court, consisting of Sherkulov, was considered in the court of first instance.

According to the verdict of the Supreme Court Criminal Trial Panel on 26 December 2022:

Bahrom Khaidarov was found guilty of committing the crimes provided for in Article 167, Part 3, Clauses “a”, “v”, Article 209, Part 2, Clauses “a”, “b”, and Article 243 of the Criminal Code.  He was sentenced to 59 of the Criminal Code.  This equates to 10 years of imprisonment, and the loss of his rights to work in responsible or financial positions for 3 years which partially add to the punishments assigned in accordance with the article.

Khaidarov was sentenced to the sentence imposed in accordance with Article 59, Part 8 and Article 61 of the Criminal Code by the sentence of the Izboskan District Court on criminal cases on 13 December 2022.  10 years of imprisonment and a fine of 350 times the base amount, i.e. 85,750,000 soms.  Article 167, part 3, clauses “a”, “v”, Article 209, part 2, clauses “a”, “b”, Article 211, part 3, clauses “a”, “b” and 243-  having been found guilty of having committed the crimes provided for in Article 59 and 61 of the Criminal Code, and depriving him of the right to work in positions of responsibility and financial responsibility for 3 years by adding the punishments assigned to him in accordance with Articles 59 and 61 of the Criminal Code,  8 years and 6 months of imprisonment was imposed.  S. Yulchiyeva was sentenced to 3 years of deprivation of certain rights and 2 years of correctional work, 9 months and 10 days of deprivation of certain rights and 9 months and 3 days of morals.  Correction (3 months and 3 days of house arrest is added to the account of the time spent under house arrest) the punishment for work, deducted from the assigned punishment, 2 years 2 months and 20 days to be served, deprived of the right to work in positions with responsibility and financial responsibility,  7 years 11 months 26 days of imprisonment was suspended.

K. Askarov, Article 167, part 3, clauses “a”, “v”, Article 209, part 2, “a”, “b”, Article 211, part 3, clauses “a”, “b” having been found guilty of committing the crimes provided for in Article 243, and depriving him of the right to work in responisble and financial positions of responsibility for 3 years, with partial addition of the punishments assigned to him in accordance with Article 59 of the Criminal Code,  10 years and 6 months of imprisonment was imposed.

F. Mullajanov was found guilty of committing the crimes provided for in Article 167, Part 3, Clauses “a”, “v” and Article 209, Part 2, Clauses “a”, “b” of the Criminal Code, and he was convicted in accordance with Article 59 of the Criminal Code  8 years of imprisonment was imposed, with the revocation of the right to work in positions with 3 years of official and material responsibility, with the partial addition of the assigned punishments.

Sh. Hoshimov was found guilty of committing the crimes provided for in Article 167, Part 3, Clauses “a”, “v”, Article 209, Part 2, Clauses “a”, “b” and Article 243 of the Criminal Code, and he was sentenced to 59 of the Criminal Code.  8 years of imprisonment with revocation of the right to work in positions with 3 years of officialdom and financial responsibility, imposed for intermittent service by partially adding the punishments appointed in accordance with article.  

The remaining 40 defendants were found guilty of committing the crimes provided for in Articles 167, 168, 205, 207, 208, 209, 211, 28, 211, 228 and 243 of the Criminal Code, and were sentenced to 4 to 8 years in prison.  Revocation of rights and imprisonment for up to 2 years and correctional punishments of 2 to 3 years were imposed.

More than 16 billion soms of the material damage of more than 63 billion soms caused by the crime have been covered, and the remaining part of the damage has been determined to be recovered from the defendants jointly.

The presiding judge of the court in this criminal case explained to the defendants and other parties the procedure and deadline for appealing the verdict.