Head of SCNS of Kyrgyzstan comments on case against ex-customs chairman

10:14, 24 января 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA

Chairman of the Customs Service Adilet Kubanychbekov worked well for two months, and then decided to put his hand into the budget. The head of the State Committee of National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) Kamchybek Tashiev said at a press conference.

According to the head of the security services, some people asked him to wait for a while and not to initiate a criminal case and look at the further actions of Adilet Kubanychbekov.

«We stopped his further actions. We had enough facts to detain him. The investigation is underway,» Kamchybek Tashiev said.

The Chairman of the Customs Service Adilet Kubanychbekov was detained on January 17. According to investigators, he lobbied for the interests of private companies involved in the import of goods. In addition, it is noted that illegal schemes for hiding goods from the customs administration have been used at the customs. He was placed in the remand prison of the SCNS.