A lecturer of the International Medical University was detained in Bishkek on suspicion of extortion. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
A criminal case was initiated on the fact under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
According to the investigation, the police received a statement against a teacher who has been extorting money since November 2023 and putting pressure during studies.
Employees of the Main Criminal Investigation Department caught the extortionist red-handed while taking a bribe of 81,000 soms in the university building.
He was placed in a temporary detention center.