Blogger detained in Jalal-Abad for extortion of 30,000 soms

A blogger was detained in Jalal-Abad region. Press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported.

According to it, D.S.M. extorted money from the head of the state institution in Ala-Buka district for stopping the publication of various provocative articles on social media.

The blogger was caught red-handed while taking 30,000 soms. He was placed in the temporary detention center of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic. An investigation is underway.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 208 «Extortion» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.