13:09, 04 июня 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ruslan KHARIZOV
Deputy Minister of Health — Chief State Sanitary Doctor Uluk-Bek Bekturganov was relieved of his post. Press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
The corresponding decision was signed by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov.
Uluk-Bek Bekturganov was detained on June 2 as part of a criminal case on corruption in the purchase of vaccines against COVID-19.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened seven criminal cases against the Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev. 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.