Former director of the Center for Rehabilitation of Children and Youth in Bishkek, Aleksey Petrushevsky, received international recognition and was presented with a Human Rights Award in France. He announced at a press conference at 24.kg news agency.
«The application had been drawn up within several months. We did not understand how realistic it was to get this award. After all, every year, hundreds of participants from all over the world apply for it. As a result, all 15 members of the commission voted for the candidacy of Aleksey Petrushevsky,» Aida Baizhumanova, Coordinator of the Human Rights Movement Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan, told.
Recall, Aleksey Petrushevsky had been the head of the Center for Rehabilitation of Children and Youth at the City Administration of Bishkek for almost 16 years.
He was recently criticized and even accused of pedophilia and sale of children. More than one check was carried out at the center, but the facts were not confirmed. In March 2019, he was fired. A criminal case was opened against him in summer. Petrushevsky is accused of abusing his position as the director of the center.
