Son Of Tajik Constitutional Court Judge Dies In Car Crash

The Interior Ministry said the crash that killed Parviz Sharifzoda, a passenger, was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the second vehicle.

The son of Tajik Constitutional Court Judge Asror Sharifzoda died along with at least one other person in a multivehicle incident around 9 p.m. on April 22 in the capital, Dushanbe. The Interior Ministry said the crash that killed Parviz Sharifzoda, a passenger, was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the second vehicle. Asror Sharifzoda has been a member of the Constitutional Court since 2019. A source at the state authority that deals with road accidents told RFE/RL's Tajik Service that another Sharifzoda relative was killed in the incident, but that could not initially be confirmed. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.