Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice G. Wells commented on a lawsuit of the Matraimovs’ against three media outlets — 24.kg news agency, Kloop and Azattyk — on Twitter.
It is noted on the official page of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on the social media that the organization welcomed unfreezing of the bank accounts of 24.kg news agency, Azattyk and Kloop.
Recall, Raiymbek Matraimov and his family members filed a lawsuit against 24.kg news agency, Kloop and Azattyk after a journalistic investigation into smuggling schemes and transfer of $ 700 million. In total, the family members of the former customs officer demand from journalists 60 million soms. The Sverdlovsky District Court of Bishkek blocked media accounts without notification of the defendants. The Matraimovs filed a petition for unfreezing the media accounts, and the court unfroze the bank accounts of the three media outlets and a journalist Ali Toktakunov.
