Turkmenistan's president fired the country's chief prosecutor for failing to properly fulfill his duties, the official daily reported on January 17. President Serdar Berdymukhammedov announced the dismissal of Prosecutor-General Serdar Myalikguliyev on January 16, according to the government daily Neutralni Turkmenistan. Myalikguliyev, appointed in 2022, oversaw investigations into illegal grain deals, a corrupt scheme of air-ticket sales, and other high-profile cases. Begmurat Mukhamedov, who previously served as justice minister and is head of the parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, succeeded Myalikguliyev, the daily reported.
