Alymkadyr Beishenaliev was arrested for one month. This decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek.
The Minister of Health, who was detained on charges of corruption and abuse of office, will be kept in the detention center of the State Committee for National Security until July 2.
Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev stated that he did not agree with the court decision and would appeal it.
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.
Three Deputy Ministers of Health: Jalalidin Rakhmatullaev, Japarkul Tashiev and Uluk-Bek Bekturganov have been relieved of their posts.
They previously appealed to the President Sadyr Japarov and the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov at a press conference. The medical workers asked to consider the job competence of Alymkadyr Beishenaliev.
