The Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek made a decision to arrest former officials of the Ministry of Health, who are charged with corruption, for the period of investigation.
As office of the court told 24.kg news agency, Uluk-Bek Bekturganov, the former deputy head of the Ministry of Health, would be kept in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security until August 2. Director of the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis Gulbara Ishenapysova will also be under arrest until July 2. Sultan Satarbekov, head of the Department of Medicines and Medical Products, was placed under house arrest.
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.
Alymkadyr Beishenaliev was arrested for one month. This decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek.
