According to the press service of the Supreme Court, Shukhrat Rasulov was sentenced to 23 years, Javlon Yunusov to 18 years and 6 months, Shohrukh Akhmedov to 23 years, Ismoil Jahongirov to 23 years, and Doniyor Toshkhujayev to 7 years in prison.
Additionally, five other defendants received various prison sentences based on the severity of their crimes.
Assassination attempt on Komil Allamjonov
Komil Allamjonov, who had headed the Information Policy Department in the President's Administration of Uzbekistan until September 2024, was attacked on the night of October 26. The assault took place near his home in Qibray district, where several shots were fired at his car, but Allamjonov was unharmed. A criminal case was opened on the same day regarding the incident.
The following day, on October 27, the first suspect was apprehended. The General Prosecutor's Office announced on November 25 that seven individuals had been arrested, though only one had been publicly identified: Javlon Yunusov, who had been extradited from South Korea. The Prosecutor's Office also reported that another suspect had been detained in Kazakhstan.
In November, several high-ranking officials from the State Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were dismissed. Sources indicated that these resignations were related to the ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt on Allamjonov.
In December, Uzbekistan placed two Russian citizens, Bislan Rasaev and Shamil Temirhanov, on an international wanted list through Interpol. According to the Prosecutor's Office, their search was linked to the assassination attempt on Allamjonov, and they are accused of illegal entry and exit from Uzbekistan, failure to report the crime, and involvement in the illegal handling of firearms.
Unconfirmed reports in the media suggest that Rasaev and Temirhanov were allegedly hired to murder Komil Allamjonov and Dmitry Li, the Director of the National Agency for Perspective Projects. These reports claim they were promised a reward of $1.5 million for carrying out the two killings.
On December 26, the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, once again denied any "Chechen connection" in the Qibray district crime. He also issued threats against Komil Allamjonov and Dmitry Li, stating that they would be held accountable for their actions. This statement was condemned by members of Uzbekistan's parliament, with Deputy Odiljon Tojiev describing it as interference in Uzbekistan's internal affairs, while former Deputy Rasul Kusherbayev labeled it as terrorism. Tojiev also called on the Russian Prosecutor General's Office to legally assess Kadyrov's threats and demanded an apology from him to the people of Uzbekistan.
