17:00, 01 сентября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy
Rector of Talas State University, suspected of corruption, was taken into custody for one month. The regional court informed 24.kg news agency.
The suspect will be kept in the temporary detention center of Talas region until September 27.
The rector of Talas State University, Aibek Upenov, was detained on August 30. According to the investigators, a corruption scheme for misappropriation of budgetary funds was revealed at the university. The head of the university, in collusion with the executive secretary of the admissions committee, systematically took money from students and applicants during state and entrance exams.