The preliminary total value of all assets of Kamchybek Asanbek (Kamchi Kolbaev), obtained by him illegally, is about $1 billion. The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported the preliminary results of neutralization of Kolbaev’s organized crime group.
During the investigation, more than 40 active members and leaders of the organized crime group were detained. They are involved in the legalization of property and assets obtained as a result of extortion and raiding by Kamchi Kolbaev and his henchmen, as well as in the commission of other grave and especially grave crimes.
«An analysis of the activities of the organized criminal group since 2008 shows that Kamchybek Asanbek systematically and purposefully created a «criminal empire» with the aim of illegally enriching himself and people close to him. As his position in the criminal environment strengthened, illegal financial assets also increased proportionally, including at the expense of respectable entrepreneurs, representatives of medium and large businesses, both in Kyrgyzstan and abroad,» the SCNS said.
The State Committee added that Kamchi Kolbaev’s financial interests in criminal activities deserve special attention, which allowed, in addition to establishing a clear hierarchy in the criminal organization, to simultaneously create many successful business structures under his control, hiding behind the facade of a legitimate business.
Kamchi Kolbaev’s criminal status and unlimited financial resources, as well as a sense of impunity at different times, allowed him to influence political processes in the country. This created serious threats to national security, which is unacceptable in a modern rule of law state.
«Some, including high-ranking officials and politicians, fearing the criminal capabilities of the group, came under his influence, and some themselves sought the ‘friendship and support’ of the crime boss,» the SCNS added.
To protect his criminal assets, Kamchi Kolbaev and his associates created armed groups under the guise of security agencies, equipped with modern firearms and equipment, which were completely seized as part of the ongoing investigation.
The illegal assets of the leader of the criminal group and his relatives and associates include more than 850 units of real estate.
These are, in particular, luxurious mansions, cottages, elite club houses, numerous apartments in buildings under construction, recreation centers, resorts, restaurants, land plots, stables, hunting grounds, more than 60 expensive luxury cars, including armored ones, jewelry and other property.
According to the investigation, part of the property was illegally withdrawn from state ownership and was actually taken away from bona fide entrepreneurs. Work will be carried out to return them to the concerned government agencies and affected persons.
The SCNS has already begun the procedure for converting part of the property obtained by criminal means into state revenue. In just two objects under construction, Kamchi Kolbaev owned more than 700 apartments, which are transferred to the state.
Another source of the group’s illegal enrichment was the systematic extortion of money from persons held in the penitentiary system institutions, their relatives and ordinary entrepreneurs under the guise of replenishing the so-called thieves’ treasury.
From now on, the SCNS will eradicate such criminal practices and, accordingly, will pay special attention to this issue, and each fact will be followed by a strict reaction from the national security authorities.
The preliminary total value of all assets of Kamchi Kolbaev, obtained by him illegally, is about $1 billion, which have been seized.
«These are only the initial results of the work to search for the illegal assets of Kamchybek Asanbek and his entourage. It will continue both within the country and abroad, in particular in Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkey, the UAE (Dubai) and Japan, where he had business interests,» the committee said.
The crime boss Kamchi Kolbaev was eliminated during a special operation in Bishkek on October 4. The press center of the SCNS reported that the leader of the organized crime group was detained, who offered armed resistance during detention and was killed.
Following this, video messages from crime kingpins Ulan Toktosunov (Sakal), Kadyrbek Dosonov (Dzhengo), Ulan Barchakeev (Uzun Ulan), Baktybek Amankulov and Almazbek Ermekbaev, the «enforcer» in Osh, began to appear on social media, who renounced their criminal status and promised to continue to follow the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic.
