Mansurjonov

MEMORANDUM **

Farhod Mansurjonov, a native and citizen of Uzbekistan, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture *444 (“CAT”). Mansurjonov testified that he was repeatedly harassed, detained, and beaten by government authorities for investigating the mayor’s and other officials’ alleged involvement in a drug trafficking scheme. Because the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) found Mansurjonov’s testimony credible, we must accept it as true. Sagaydak v. Gonzales, 405 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir.2005).

The BIA affirmed the IJ’s determination that Mansurjonov failed to show that the harms he suffered were on account of an enumerated ground. To qualify for asylum the persecution must be “on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A). Because the record compels the conclusion that Mansurjonov’s efforts were in opposition to widespread government corruption, and not just the mayor’s aberrational activities, Mamouzian v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 1129, 1134 (9th Cir.2004), we grant the…