«As part of the fight against organized crime and suppression of possible links of employees of state bodies with members of Kamchy Kolbaev’s organized crime group and Rayimbek Matraimov’s mafia, measures have been taken against some individuals,» the press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported.
More than 226 civil servants of various ranks, who were secretly linked to them, have been exposed, and more than 180 have been dismissed:
- 85 employees have been detected in the Customs Service, 76 of whom have been dismissed;
- 26 employees — in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 14 have been relieved of duties;
- 6 deputies of local councils gave up their mandates;
- 65 people have been dismissed from district administrations and local government bodies;
- Some employees have been detected and dismissed in other ministries and agencies.
«Additional work is ongoing with regard to the remaining detected public servants. Similar work to cleanse our government bodies of unscrupulous employees with selfish goals will continue to be carried out in all spheres of the state,» the SCNS added.