Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The number of defendants in the criminal case involving former Uzbekneftegaz board chairman Bakhodir Sidikov has risen to 25, Gazeta.uz reports, citing updated information from the judicial system.
Nine people had previously been reported as defendants in the case. According to the latest data from the Supreme Court, the number has now increased to 25.
Among those charged is former First Deputy Chairman of the Tax Committee Mubin Mirzayev. He faces charges of embezzlement through misappropriation or diversion of funds (Article 167, Part 3, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code) and official forgery (Article 209, Part 2, Clause “a”).
Mirzayev had previously been convicted in a separate criminal case. In July 2026, a court found him guilty under Articles 167, 205 (abuse of power or official authority) and 209 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to eight years and two months in prison.
Other defendants include former Uzbekneftegaz Deputy Board Chairman Bakhtiyar Anarkulov, former head of the company's procurement department Dilmurod Burkhanov, Enter Engineering representative Ulugbek Usmonov and Eriell Management representative Nodirjon Boboyev.
Sidikov himself faces charges of embezzlement, abuse of official authority, official forgery and money laundering.
Depending on the charges brought against them, the other defendants are accused of embezzlement, official forgery, abuse of authority, money laundering, tax evasion and other offences.
