Man wanted for serious crime arrested in Moscow

13:48, 24 июля 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy

A Kyrgyzstani wanted for a serious crime was detained in Moscow. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

The detained repeatedly convicted 40-year-old native of Batken region has authority among criminal elements. It was found out that he had been hiding in Moscow for eight years and was using a relative’s passport.

The man was put on the interstate wanted list in 2015 for kidnapping, illegal deprivation of freedom and extortion.

In the summer of 2009, on the territory of Batken region, the man and his accomplices — criminal elements, at gunpoint, forced a 33-year-old man into a car and took him to a remote place. In the mountainous area, and then in Bishkek, they illegally held the victim and extorted a large sum of money. Threatening with violence, the criminals received $100,000.

The victim appealed to the internal affairs bodies on this fact a few years later. Other accomplices in the crime were earlier detained and prosecuted.

The wanted man was arrested and taken into custody. The issue of his extradition is being decided in accordance with the 1993 Minsk Convention.