On January 8, 2025, an article by a self-proclaimed expert in the field of human rights and Interpol work, Radha Stirling, appeared on the company's controversial website. Stirling's favorite pastime is being in the spotlight of the press.
Ms. Stirling is trying to position herself as a fighter against corruption and a defender of the rights of those illegally detained, but her enthusiasm immediately disappears after reading an article by her former partner, Mr. David Haigh, who previously served time in prison in Dubai, where he describes in detail, and most importantly, in great detail, the business of Ms. Stirling, who, according to him, undertakes to defend any criminal and is ready to be his guardian angel if there is appropriate payment in hard pounds sterling. We will not go into details, anyone interested can read his statement in detail on the website https://www.davidhaigh.co.uk/statement-by-david-haigh-regarding-radha-stirling-shahid-bolsen-and-detained-in-dubai/
What is Ms. Stirling so loudly lamenting, claiming that Uzbek businessman Ulugbek Shadmanov, whom she calls the owner of the largest cement holding in Uzbekistan, was detained in Dubai? She angrily denounces the Uzbek authorities, accusing them of corruption and an attempt to take away Mr. Shadmanov's business. However, either she is ignorant or is outright lying. Firstly, Mr. Shadmanov was detained in Dubai on suspicion of involvement in the assassination attempt on Uzbek officials Komil Alamjanov and Dmitry Li, which is confirmed by official data. Moreover, he is linked to the Uzbek citizens detained in Dubai, who, as has already been proven, participated in the torture and murder of the representative of the Chabad movement, Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, in the United Arab Emirates. Ms. Stirling vividly described the moment of Ulugbek Shadmanov’s detention at his luxury villa in Dubai. According to her, this happened during his meeting with the American lawyer Mark Agnifilo. The lawyer’s personality deserves special attention. If you enter his name on the Internet, you can find hundreds of links, including his official website, where he is presented as one of the most odious and expensive lawyers in New York. Agnifilo is known for taking on cases of clients that other lawyers often avoid for ethical reasons. You can read his professional biography and a list of clients on the website: agnifilolaw.com. One of his latest clients was the well-known American rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs https://newsweek.com/who-marc-agnifilo-lawyer-sean-combs-diddy-1954980
It should be noted that Mr. Agnifilo is a criminal lawyer, not a civil or business lawyer. A logical question arises: what could a well-known Uzbek businessman, whom the Uzbek Service of Radio Liberty (Ozodlik) called the "king of cement" in its investigation of December 30, 2024, consult with a criminal lawyer about? https://t.me/ozodlikkanali/46342 and https://youtu.be/5I9bquS6TMc.
The answer is quite simple. After the detention of his "right hand" and the extradition of this person from South Korea, the arrests of a number of employees of the State Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and officials of various levels, as well as the exposure of the activities of a structure called "Office 2", Ulugbek Shadmanov illegally crossed the border with neighboring Kyrgyzstan and fled to Dubai. There, according to available information, he planned to sign documents to apply for political asylum in the UK.
His plan involved cooperation with the British authorities in exchange for providing information about the alleged corrupt actions of the family of the President of Uzbekistan and his inner circle. At the same time, Shadmanov tried to present himself exclusively as a victim of circumstances, forced to act in this way.
So where is the truth? Perhaps Ulugbek Shadmanov really is a brilliant businessman who personally created a huge holding company, invested his soul, heart and millions of US dollars in its development? And the terrible authorities of sovereign Uzbekistan are trying to take away everything that was acquired through backbreaking labor? Unfortunately, for Ulugbek Shadmanov, his bought lawyers, pseudo-human rights activists and even some officials of the current US government who received multi-million dollar donations, all this is far from reality.
Ulugbek Shadmanov became fabulously rich without investing a single dollar of his own into the business. A program of privatization of state assets was developed especially for him. Thus, Shadmanov paid 50 million dollars for his largest cement asset, taken on credit from the country's National Bank. Moreover, he made the first payment for state property from the same state funds, and the loan itself is covered from the profits received at the enterprise, which suddenly became part of his empire.
The same thing is happening with the soda plant and many others. Not true Is it strange? Yes, illegal? How is this possible? The case opens very simply: Ulugbek Shadmanov is a business partner of Abdusalom Azizov, the former head of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan, who also served as a "roof" for all of Shadmanov's illegal affairs.
It was thanks to Azizov's efforts that a decree was issued concerning another sector of the Uzbek economy, completely under the control of Shadmanov's group - "Uzkimyosanoat". All contracts were concluded without proper examination and without observing the established prices. Everything happened simply: the official price per ton was X US dollars plus the same amount X, paid in the form of a so-called "cap" - either in cash or by transfer to an offshore.
After five years of hard work, the tandem of Shadmanov and Azizov acquired such a huge financial and administrative resource that it was decided to take the political Olympus.
To do this, first of all, it was necessary to discredit the closest circle - the President's assistant Saida Mirziyoyeva, since only she posed a serious danger to the criminal duo, having unlimited access to the President and the ability to present a full and honest picture of what was happening. It was then that Azizov decided to use the old and proven tactics of the former leadership of the SNB of Uzbekistan during the time of Islam Karimov. Intimidation of the President and his most loyal people began. Shadmanov, believing in his complete impunity, in addition to purely economic crimes, began to freely commit criminal offenses, intimidate businessmen and engage in the seizure of businesses. People who did not agree with his demands began to disappear, and they were either not found at all, or were found in the pre-trial detention center of the SNB of Uzbekistan. After the assassination attempt on Dmitry Li and Alamjanov, as well as Shadmanov's escape to Dubai, numerous facts began to come to light indicating the preparation of a coup d'etat in Uzbekistan. If not thousands, then hundreds of law enforcement officers and local authorities were involved in this. Uzbekistan, which is following an independent path, is a thorn in the side of many, and, of course, the solution to the problems of ensuring state security should be in the hands of honest patriots devoted to their country and the course of reforms carried out by the President of Uzbekistan. It is necessary to be very careful about the statements of paid journalists and lawyers who are absolutely indifferent to the fate of the young state.
