15:47, 29 октября 2019, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA
Defendants in the criminal case on corruption during modernization of the Bishkek’s Heating and Power Plant face up to 15 years in prison. Lawyer of the former prime minister Sapar Isakov, Nurbek Toktakunov, announced at a press conference at 24.kg news agency.
According to him, if the court passes a guilty verdict, the defense will appeal it to a higher court.
The former prime ministers Sapar Isakov and Zhantoro Satybaldiev, deputy of the Parliament Osmonbek Artykbaev, top managers of the energy sector Salaydin Avazov and Aibek Kaliev are kept in the pretrial detention center of the State Committee for National Security within the case on modernization of Bishkek’s HPP. Ex-finance minister Olga Lavrova is under house arrest.
All of them are charged with abuse of office and corruption.