Kyrgyzstan: Raiymbek Matraimov transferred $ 6.3 million to the budget
From 5 to 17 November this year, a former customs officer and suspect of involvement in corruption schemes transferred $ 6.3 million (536.9 million KGS) to a special account of the Central Treasury. This was reported to ACCA by the Treasury.
It is clarified that most of the funds, namely $ 5.8 million (493.8 million KGS), Matraimov transferred in several tranches to the Treasury’s account from November 5 to 16.
“On November 17, another $ 494.6 thousand (42 million KGS) was transferred to the account from Matraimov,” the Department informed.
Earlier, the media reported that the total amount, that the former customs officer must return to the state in order to avoid criminal prosecution, will amount to 2 billion KGS.
As specified in the Central Treasury, as of November 19, the account accumulates a total of $ 6.4 million (539.3 million KGS), of which $ 36.5 thousand (3.1 million KGS) came from individuals within the framework of the economic amnesty announced by Sadyr Japarov.
“We do not have information about where the collected funds will be directed. The decision on their distribution will be taken by the government of the republic,” the Finance department emphasized.
