The Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek completed the trial of the criminal case against the Director of the Finance Department of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC Ryspek Toktogulov.
He was previously charged under the article «Violation of the procedure for conducting public sales, auctions or government procurement (purchases) with causing damage on an especially large scale by a group of persons by prior conspiracy» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The court found Ryspek Toktogulov guilty and imposed a fine in the amount of 2,000 calculated rates — 200,000 soms to the state income.
The court also considered a criminal case against a supply specialist Aisha-Gul Frontbek kyzy Dzhanalieva. In July, she was charged under the article «Violation of the procedure for conducting public sales, auctions or government procurement (purchases) with causing damage on an especially large scale by a group of persons by prior conspiracy» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The court found her guilty and imposed a fine in the amount of 1,100 calculated rates — 110,000 soms to the state income.
Earlier it was reported about financial violations detected at Kumtor, in particular about fuels and lubricants, food products, and spare parts purchased at market prices. The Prosecutor General’s Office opened three criminal cases. Former external manager of Kumtor Tengiz Bolturuk, supply specialist Aisha-Gul Frontbek kyzy Dzhanalieva and Financial Director Ryspek Toktogulov were detained.
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.
The case against Tengiz Bolturuk was sent to court.
