In Kyrgyzstan, Tax service officer was detained for extortion

The State Committee for National Security during the operational-search measures in Bishkek, while receiving a bribe in the amount of $286 (20 000 KGS), red-handedly detained an employee of the state Tax service of Lenin district.

The investigation team found that the detainee extorted money from a private entrepreneur for patronage and resolving tax issues.

Materials of pre-trial proceedings are registered in the Unified Register of crimes and misconduct on the grounds of a crime under the article 326 part 1 “Extortion of bribe” of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

A preventive measure in the form of house arrest was chosen by the decision of the judicial authorities regarding the detainee.

The investigation is currently under way.