The Moscow regional court sentenced a resident of the city of Serpukhov, Aleksandr Syomin, to 24 years in prison in a high-profile case over the molestation and murder of a 5-year-old Tajik girl in 2018, the girl's father, Abdusalom Saidov, said on March 15. Syomin was arrested in late July 2018, days after Huvaido Tillozoda's body was found in a bag near a railway station. The case caused a public outcry in Tajikistan. Dushanbe has demanded Russia conduct a detailed probe and impose a "severe punishment" on the girl's killer. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Man Gets 24 Years In Prison In High-Profile Case Of Molesting, Murdering Tajik Girl
Gulnora Sharipova and Abdusalom Saidov, the parents of 5-year-old Huvaido Tillozoda, who was molested and murdered in 2018