16:17, 23 октября 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy
The criminal case against former employees of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC, including the external manager of the company, Tengiz Bolturuk, was sent to court. The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
According to it, the case materials are being studied, the date of the trial has not been set yet.
On September 5, the Military Prosecutor’s Office announced suspension of the investigation against Tengiz Bolturuk due to his illness. It is also known that the former external manager of Kumtor was in custody for only two months out of seven and a half. He paid damages of 10 million soms out of 1 billion soms. The rest of the amount was allegedly divided among the other defendants in the case.
Tengiz Bolturuk and Ryspek Toktogulov were dismissed from all the positions they held. It was reported that the Prosecutor General’s Office began a detailed check. It resulted in three criminal cases with preliminary damage to the state of 1 billion soms. As a result, the former external manager of Kumtor was detained. Tengiz Bolturuk himself does not admit his guilt. He stated that all the accusations were false. Tengiz Bolturuk and other defendants in the criminal case on corruption paid 844,512,858 soms.