DUSHANBE, May 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – An official source at the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption says criminal proceedings have been instituted not against Zayd Saidov but over economic crimes revealed during inspection conducted at Toj Sokhtmon Bainalmillal (Toj Sokhtmon International).

According to him, inspection conducted by officers from the anticorruption agency at the company has revealed a large-scale embezzlement of funds, document forgery and tax evasion.

“The management of the company must be responsible for these crimes but not its founder,” said the source.  “By the way, the founder of Toj Sokhtmon Bainalmillal is not Zayd Saidov but his son Khairullo Saidov.”

According to the findings of the inspection, Toj Sokhtmon Bainalmillal forged documents and embezzled 2,452,700 somoni (equivalent to some 400,000 USD) while constructing Dushanbe’s tallest tower, the 20-storey Dushanbe Plaza.

Details clarifying the situation will be reported in the near future, the source added.