Spouse of ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan suspected of money laundering

Latvian law enforcement authorities initiated proceedings against the spouse of ex-Deputy Prime Minister Duishenbek Zilaliev on the fact of money laundering through a Latvian bank. This statement was made by the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan. The basis was information received from the Financial Intelligence Service of Latvia.

“According to the Interpol Riga information bureau, the spouse of Duishenbek Zilaliev opened a bank account in one of the largest banks in Latvia for her children. Deposit accounts were issued for Jamilya, Bektur and Alima Zilaliev. Subsequently, several large-scale money transfers were made. In this connection, Interpol asked for information regarding Duishenbek Zilaliev and his spouse,” the State Committee for National Security informed.

Recall that in December 2018, the State Committee for National Security detained ex-Deputy Prime Minister Duishenbek Zilaliev on suspicion of “illegal enrichment”. Then the special services distributed a video of withdrawing money from his bank cell. According to the department, there were almost $900.000 not indicated in declarations.

This video caused some questions about secrecy of bank cells. The bank had to find an explanation acceptable to all parties for the actions of the security forces. The rental period of the bank cell, so nobody’s rights were infringed.