On the evening of June 23, 2023, Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, Deputy Chairman of Orienbank, was abducted in Dushanbe by an organized criminal group. He was taken outside the city, tortured, and died in captivity in the early hours of June 24. The organizers and participants in the crime were later arrested and, in March 2024, sentenced by the Supreme Court of Tajikistan to various prison terms, including life imprisonment. Asia-Plus has reconstructed t…
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