Employee of Internal Affairs Ministry detained when taking bribe in Jalal-Abad

A policeman was detained while taking a bribe in Jalal-Abad. Press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported.

The employee of Kochkor-Ata department of the Nooken District Department of Internal Affairs E.Sh.K. intimidated a resident of Kochkor-Ata town with criminal liability and extorted 50,000 soms from him for a positive solution to the case.

A criminal case has been initiated on the fact under article 343 “Extortion of a bribe” of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The detainee was placed in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security. An investigation is underway.