Kyrgyzstan: executive secretary of the Pardon Commission of the Presidential Administration detained

The State Committee for National Security has detained the executive secretary of the Pardon Commission of the Presidential Administration, Taalaibek Apenov. This was reported by the press service of the State Committee.

It is clarified that he was detained on the fact of extortion and receiving a bribe.

“The state authorities have established a well-established corruption scheme during the procedure for drawing up and approving a list of persons subject to pardon and early release from prison,” the press service of the State Committee for National Security said.

It was established that Taalaibek Apenov, the executive secretary of the Pardon Commission of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, abusing his official position, extorted $ 2,000 (170,000 soms) from a citizen for a positive resolution of the issue and the inclusion of the convicted person in the list of persons subject to pardon.

“On October 18, during the investigative and operational activities, Apenov was detained red-handed while receiving a bribe and placed in the temporary detention facility of the State Committee for National Security,” the State Committee added.