The History Museum in Bishkek will open on November 20. The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan reported.
According to the ministry, residents and guests of the capital will be able to visit the museum free of charge until November 30 from 10.00 to 18.00.
«Taking into account the epidemiological situation in the country, wearing masks and observing sanitary requarements are mandatory when visiting the museum,» the ministry noted.
In July 2018, the Prosecutor General’s Office opened a criminal case on the illegal use of budget funds allocated for the reconstruction of the building and the purchase of equipment for the State History Museum. The damage to the state amounted to 307,650,000 soms.
The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek found the former prime minister Sapar Isakov guilty under the article «Corruption» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. He must pay the state 247,650,281 soms.
Former head of the Department of Civil Development, Religious and Ethnic Policy of the Presidential Executive Office, Mira Karybaeva, was found guilty under the article «Abuse of official position» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The former official must pay the state a fine in the amount of 260,000 soms. The Bishkek City Court upheld this decision.
In December 2020, the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan overturned the verdict of the Pervomaisky District and Bishkek City Courts in the criminal case on the repair of the History Museum and the reconstruction of the hippodrome in Cholpon-Ata.
