The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) detained a number of senior officials of Aiyl Bank OJSC on suspicion of corruption. Press center of the state committee reported.
Within the criminal case initiated under Article 336 «Corruption» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, a corruption scheme is being checked in Aiyl Bank OJSC, shares of which are owned by the state. It is deliberate issuance of non-targeted and illiquid credit funds.
In 2017, Aiyl Bank OJSC issued a loan of $3.5 million (295.7 million soms) to Rossif LLC with an artificial increase in the value of collateral. According to the State Expert Service, its cost amounted to only 271.8 million instead of the indicated 348.5 million soms. Thus, the difference in the estimated cost is 76.6 million soms.
Based on the results of investigative and operational measures, on February 8, the SCNS detained four responsible employees of Aiyl Bank OJSC.
The stable corruption scheme that the bank established included lobbying the interests of commercial entities when issuing loans. All the detainees were placed in the temporary detention center of the SCNS.
