DUSHANBE -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has sacked the chief of the Tajik Railways Company (RIT) amid an ongoing controversy over the alleged involvement of the latter's son in a deadly driving incident.
The RIT's press service announced that Amonullo Hukumatullo (aka Hukumov), a relative of the Tajik president, has been replaced by Asad Zoirov.
In October, three people were killed in a crash during nighttime car racing in Dushanbe.
Such races often involve the children of the country's elite.
Reports said Hukumatullo's 16-year-old son, Rasul Amonullo, bore responsiblity for the crash.
The reports caused a public outcry.
Investigators later claimed Amonullo was only a passenger.
Hukumatullo publicly attacked the media for what he called the "lies" about his son.
The current state of the investigation is unclear.
The RIT's press service announced that Amonullo Hukumatullo (aka Hukumov), a relative of the Tajik president, has been replaced by Asad Zoirov.
In October, three people were killed in a crash during nighttime car racing in Dushanbe.
Such races often involve the children of the country's elite.
Reports said Hukumatullo's 16-year-old son, Rasul Amonullo, bore responsiblity for the crash.
The reports caused a public outcry.
Investigators later claimed Amonullo was only a passenger.
Hukumatullo publicly attacked the media for what he called the "lies" about his son.
The current state of the investigation is unclear.
