Career
Saidov was engaged in business through the 1990s, but in 1999 went into government service, working as Tajikistan"s Industry Minister from 2002-2007. A campaign of government-backed denigration and threats followed and on 19 May 2013 he was arrested upon returning from Paris. On 25 December 2013 Zayd Saidov was sentenced for a prison term of 26 years for his alleged engagement in financial fraud, polygamy, and sexual relations with a minor.
Little over a year following Saidov"s indictment, on 13 January 2015, his defense laywer Shukhrat Kudratov who was outspoken on blatant procedural violations in the was jailed for 9 years for alleged fraud and bribery.
