The President signed a decree, according to which the Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Kurmankul Zulushev took up his official duties today.
He was suspended from office on June 4 in connection with the start of criminal prosecution of the Minister of Health Alymkadyr Beishenaliev.
As the presidential press service explained, in order to ensure a comprehensive and fair consideration of the criminal case against the Minister of Health Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, taking into account the constitutional principle of the presumption of innocence, according to which everyone is considered innocent of a crime until guilt is not proven in the manner prescribed by law and established by a court verdict that entered into legal force, as well as the principle of comprehensiveness, completeness and objectivity of the investigation of the circumstances of cases, defined by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, taking into account the established personal relations between the head of the Ministry of Health and the Prosecutor General, both were suspended from their work for investigation period.
Today, the Bishkek City Court changed the measure of restraint to the head of the Ministry of Health. He was placed under house arrest.
The Prosecutor General’s Office opened seven criminal cases against the Minister of Health. One criminal case was initiated on corruption, two — on extortion, and four — on abuse of official position and conclusion of a knowingly unprofitable contract.
In addition to the Health Minister, 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 within the case on corruption in the purchase of vaccines against COVID-19.
The President also created a commission on the case of Alymkadyr Beishenaliev.
