Daiyrbek Orunbekov becomes head of presidential press service

14:50, 03 августа 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

Daiyrbek Orunbekov was appointed the head of the Information Policy Department of the Presidential Administration. Press service of the head of state reported.

Sadyr Japarov signed a corresponding decree.

Previously, Daiyrbek Orunbekov headed the department of Kyrgyz Temir Zholu state enterprise.

Daiyrbek Orunbekov was the first journalist against whom the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit for protection of honor and dignity of Almazbek Atambayev, demanding 2 million soms from him. He lost in all instances. A criminal case was opened against him for non-compliance with a court decision. An amnesty was applied to the journalist in March 2017.