Founder of "Rayhon Family National Dishes" Odilkhon Ismoilov released in the courtroom

The Namangan regional court reviewed the appeal against the verdict issued by the Pop district court against Odilkhon Ismoilov, founder of "Rayhon Family National Dishes," and others, as reported by the press service of the Namangan regional courts.

Under the first-instance court verdict of July 13, 2026, Odilkhon Ismoilov, born in 1977 in Namangan region, was found guilty of committing a number of crimes, including under Article 167, Part 3, subparagraph "a" (embezzlement or squandering through misappropriation), and other offenses of the Criminal Code, and was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment.

According to the appellate court, part of the material damage caused within the criminal case was submitted in cash to a deposit account, and property belonging to the convicted entrepreneur was to be accepted into the bank's balance at the bank's request.Advertising on "Gazeta"

In addition, the listed property was sold and directed toward compensating the damage, and only property belonging to Odilkhon Ismoilov and his close relatives was allocated to cover the damage.

Based on these circumstances, the appellate instance left unchanged the sentence imposed on Odilkhon Ismoilov under Article 167, Part 3, subparagraph "a" of the Criminal Code, but under Article 72 of the Criminal Code (Conditional Sentencing) set a 3-year probation period.

After the ruling was announced, Odilkhon Ismoilov was released from custody in the courtroom.

Odilkhon Ismoilov had been deputy chief imam khatib of Tashkent city since 2010. From 2011 until July 2018, he worked as chief imam khatib of the Shaykhantakhur district and imam khatib of the "Shaykh Zayniddin" cathedral mosque. In July 2018, the Muslim Board announced that Ismoilov was dismissed "for spreading unverified information via the internet and for failing to perform his duties due to illness," it was reported.

From 2019 he worked at the "Vaqf" charitable public foundation, it was noted. In February 2019, Ismoilov was appointed imam khatib of the "Khoja Alambardor" mosque in Shaykhantakhur district. In September 2019, he was relieved of his position at his own request due to health problems.