The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened seven criminal cases against the Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev. Press service of the supervisory authority reported.
One criminal case was initiated on corruption, two — on extortion of a bribe, and four — on abuse of official position and conclusion of a deliberately unprofitable contract.
The Prosecutor General’s Office also announced detention of three more officials of the Ministry of Health as part of a criminal case on corruption in the procurement of vaccines against COVID-19.
Deputy Minister Uluk-Bek Bekturganov, director of the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis Gulbara Ishenapysova and head of the Department of Medicines and Medical Products Sultan Satarbekov were detained.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that five criminal cases were investigated against the minister and other employees of the ministry.
