Case against Akhmatbek Keldibekov: Ex-speaker fully acquitted

15:07, 26 сентября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA

Ex-Speaker of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Akhmatbek Keldibekov was fully acquitted. The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek informed 24.kg news agency.

According to it, Akhmatbek Keldibekov was acquitted of abuse of official position and complicity in corruption by the court verdict.

«Akhmatbek Keldibekov was found not guilty and acquitted due to absence of elements of crime,» the court noted.

Akhmatbek Keldibekov was charged under several articles of the Criminal Code. According to investigators, being the chairman of the State Tax Service, he illegally transferred the functions of tax authorities to a private company. The state budget did not receive 2.3 million soms. He was also accused of illegal establishment of a special mission of the Parliament abroad.