22.09.2022
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Kyrgyzstan: Man was rushed to hospital after being beaten by National Security officers

A 62-year-old resident of Aravan district of Osh region turned to human rights activists. She claimed that her son had been beaten by National Security officers. According to her, when her 31-year-old son was at the market in Aravan near the building of the Tax Inspectorate, several men approached him and beat him for no […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Ex-manager of Kumtor Gold Company was detained on the fact of corruption

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan detained the former external manager of Kumtor Gold Company. Tengiz Bolturuk was detained by the Military Prosecutor’s Office on the fact of previously announced criminal cases. “The Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic, within the framework of initiated criminal cases on the fact of […]

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Kyrgyzstan: 32 criminal cases were initiated on violations in the Ministry of Energy with damage of $11 million

As a result of offenses committed by individual employees of the Ministry of Energy, the state suffered damage in the amount of $269,170 (22 million KGS). In criminal cases, the total damage is $10,876,946 (889 million KGS). This is reported by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic. The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic, […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Three criminal cases were initiated as a result of the inspection at Kumtor

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan initiated 3 criminal cases based on the results of the inspection of the activities of the Closed Joint-Stock Company “Kumtor Gold Company”. In particular, it was on the fact of violation of restrictions for the control structures of the joint-stock company in the case of the introduction of temporary […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Two criminal cases were initiated against the Minister of power engineering

Two criminal cases were initiated against the Minister of power engineering of Kyrgyzstan Doskul Bekmurzaev. This was reported by the Prosecutor General’s Office. Both facts are related to the abuse of official position. “In 2021-2022, Minister of power engineering of Kyrgyzstan Doskul Bekmurzaev, abusing his official position, sent employees who are not specialists in the […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Woman, acquitted of murder, will receive $975 as compensation

The District Court of Suzak satisfied the claim of the acquitted woman for compensation for material damage in the amount of $975 (80,000 KGS) imposed as a result of the guilty verdict. On November 29, 2019, Takhmina was sentenced to seven and a half years for the murder of her own daughter, who was 2.5 […]

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Sardor Abdukhalilov: If you get down to a high-profile case, dirty methods can be used against you

About why victims of torture in Kyrgyzstan are paid meager compensation and how to solve the problem of violence against women, we talked with the lawyer of the Public Foundation “The Center for Strategic Litigation” Sardor Abdukhalilov. – How effectively does Kyrgyzstan as a state implement the decisions of the UN Human Rights Committee? – […]

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Kyrgyzstan: 17 kg of drugs were seized from a member of the People’s Chamber kurultay against corruption

A member of the People’s Chamber of Kurultay [Congress] against corruption is suspected of drug trafficking. This is reported by the State Committee for National Security. He was detained along with two other suspects. The detention took place on September 8 in Osh region. During a special operation to curb the activities of an international […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Detainees in Cholpon-Ata are forced to sleep on the floor

The hotline of the National Center for the Prevention of Torture received information about the beating in the temporary detention center under the Department of Internal Affairs of Issyk-Kul region. A preventive group of employees of the National Center for Issyk-Kul region, an involved expert, as well as the Ombudsman’s representative for this region immediately […]

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