Ex-Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan Dinara Kutmanova was placed in a pre-trial detention center for 15 days. Press service of the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek reported.
By the decision of the district court, Dinara Kutmanova was detained until the end of the investigation, that is, until August 9, and placed in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security.
Earlier, the ex-head of the Ministry of Natural Resources Dinara Kutmanova told 24.kg news agency that her son Kemelbek was kidnapped in Istanbul. According to her, the kidnapers demanded $600,000 as a ransom. The Ministry of Internal Affairs denied the information of Dinara Kutmanova.
The press center of the State Committee for National Security told who was detained in the framework of a criminal case on corruption in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Nature Development Fund and how ex-minister Dinara Kutmanova and her family embezzled millions from various projects.
Commenting on the case against Dinara Kutmanova, President Sadyr Japarov noted that she «put on a show» with kidnapping of her son and the guilt of the ex-official of embezzlement of money would be proved by the investigation. If it is not confirmed, she will be acquitted.
