Biography: Born on April 17, 1975, in Ashgabat. Guvanch Djumaev’s son. Has a dual Russian-Turkmenistan citizenship. He graduated from the National Turkmenistan Institute of Economics. He worked as an operator at “Vnesheconombank,” then in the corporation “Gayrat.”

Arrest and conviction: He was detained between November 25 and 26, 2002. The video recording of his “confession” aired on TV, on December 4, 2002. He was sentenced in January 2003 under Articles 14-101 Part 2, paragraphs “a”, “b”, “f”, “g”, “h”, “i”, “l”; 129 Part 3; 169 Part 1, 2; 174 Part 2; 176 Part 1; 214 Part 2; 218 Part 1, 2, 3; 231 Part 4, paragraphs “a”, “b”; 235 Part 2, paragraphs “a”, “b”; 254 Part 4, paragraphs “a”, “b”; 271 Part 3; 273 Part 1; 275 Part 1; 287 Part 3 of the Turkmenistan Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment: 5 years in prison, the rest in a penal colony. His property would be confiscated. Following the sentence, he would live in a designated place for 5 years and would be prohibited from holding substantive and responsible management positions for 3 years.