House arrest of Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, who was temporarily suspended from the post of Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan, has been extended. His lawyer Kaisyn Abakirov reported on Facebook.
According to him, the Pervomaisky District Court of the capital extended the measure of restraint to the head of the Ministry of Health until August 18.
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. Later, the court placed the head of the Ministry of Health, his former deputy and Director of the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis under house arrest.
