Kyrgyzstan: Officials of Severelectro were detained for corruption

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan initiated a criminal case against officials of the power distribution company “Severelectro” under Article 336 “Corruption” of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. This was reported by the press service of the department.

The reason for initiating a criminal case was the fact of illegal write-off of receivables for electricity by officials of Severelectro JSC.

“As a result of illegal write-offs, the state suffered damage in the amount of 39 million KGS,” the Prosecutor General’s Office informs.

On suspicion of committing this crime, the former deputy general director of Severelectro JSC, the head of the electricity sales service for Panfilov district and the head of the electricity sales service for the city of Bishkek were detained. They were placed in a temporary detention facility.