In Tajikistan, two people were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a former IRPT activist*.
The court of Sogd District in the Republic of Tatarstan sentenced two residents of Ispra - Akson Bobovav and Yusuf Sharipov - to life imprisonment in the case of the murder of the businessman and former member of the Islamic Renaissance Party* Manon Sodikov, known as Dumolo Abdumanon.
According to media reports, the verdict was published in mid-October, but it only became known now. The convicts consider the punishment unfair and too severe and filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Tajikistan.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, Bobov and his uncle Yusuf Sharipov lured Sudikov into a car under the pretext of going to Dushanbe, where he was going to ask for his son's release. The police claimed that the man had $100,000, which the suspects stole.
It is claimed that the accused presented themselves to the victim as employees of the State Committee for National Security. At the same time, sources say that Bobov actually worked in the security agencies until January 2026.
"In the car, the suspects tied Sudikov Manon's hands with rope and stole $100,000 that was with him. After that, the attackers took the man to the unfinished house of Yuldoshev Abdunbi, dragged him to the basement and inflicted nine stab wounds on him, including two in the right shoulder and seven. Because, the body was buried in the yard of the house," the press center reported. Ministry of the Interior.
Sudikov's body was found on the morning of May 4 with 11 stab wounds.
Sudikov used to head the local branch of the IRPT* in the village of Surach in the city of Asfara. In 2014 he was arrested and later sentenced to prison. However, at the end of 2015 he was released from prison.
The son of the deceased, Abdshalom Sodikov, was also arrested by the law enforcement authorities in October 2024 and sentenced to 7 years in prison on the charge of sending money to the head of the opposition portal "Isloch" Mohammadikbol Sedridin. In June 2026, the son was released according to the amnesty law.