Escaped from prison citizens of Uzbekistan detained in Kyrgyzstan

15:44, 09 января 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy

Citizens of Uzbekistan convicted of murder escaped from prison. They were detained in Kyrgyzstan. Press service of the Internal Affairs Department of Jalal-Abad region reported.

On January 6, the police received information that two people illegally crossed the border in Kara-Dariya rural area.

The fact was registered and a criminal case was initiated under article 378 «Illegal crossing of the state border of the Kyrgyz Republic».

36 and 30-year-old citizens of Uzbekistan were detained and placed in a temporary detention center.

It was established during the investigation that the detained foreign citizens had been repeatedly convicted. The last time they were convicted of murder. They were serving their sentences in Jizzakh region, but they escaped and illegally crossed the border of Kyrgyzstan.

The law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan put these citizens on the wanted list.

The investigation continues.