The Interior Ministry has instituted criminal proceedings over the deadly crash involving the son of First Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Saidov.

The criminal proceedings have been instituted under the provisions of Article 212 (3) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – violation of traffic regulations entailing death by negligence, Umarjon Emomali, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, told Asia-Plus in an interview.  

As it had been reported earlier, the accident took place near Dushanbe Zoo in the night of September 10.

Faromouz Saidov’s Toyota Camry collided with a roadwork vehicle.  As a result of the collision, two persons, including passenger of Faromouz Saidov, died on the spot.

The deceased have been identified as Hilola Rahimova, 25, resident of Dushanbe (passenger of Faromouz Saidov), and Rustam Sattorov, 30, resident of Varzob (employee of the Dushanbe public utilities).

The 23-year-old Faromouz Saidov sustained various types of injuries and was hospitalized.

Meanwhile Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on September 15 that a car driven by Faromouz Saidov slammed into a parked roadwork vehicle.  

An official close to the investigation reportedly told RFE/RL’s Tajik Service on condition of anonymity that Saidov and his friends had left the Royal Club bar and were riding in his Toyota Camry at high speed when the incident occurred.  But RFE/RL’s Tajik Service could not independently corroborate that assertion.

The Interior Ministry spokesman Umarjoni Emomali told RFE/RL that said police are treating the case as a "traffic accident" and “it should not be called a purposeful criminal act.”

First Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Saidov was appointed in 2013 after serving as the head of the youth affairs committee and a stint as Tajikistan's ambassador to Japan.