Head of Internal Audit Service of Finance Ministry detained for bribe taking

Chairman of the Internal Audit Service of the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe of 150,000 soms. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

According to it, the official received the bribe for employment of a person.

A criminal case has been initiated under the article «Taking bribe» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

«The man was placed in the remand center 1 in Bishkek. Other facts of taking bribes for employment in various positions are being checked,» the ministry said.

The Internal Audit Service was established in June 2022. The new structure has been introduced to monitor and evaluate compliance with internal audit standards, ethical standards and internal audit methodology. In addition, on its basis, courses were to be organized to improve the qualification and certification of internal auditors.