District court sentences two brothers of Raiymbek Matraimov

11:14, 27 августа 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY

The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek has sentenced two more brothers of Raiymbek Matraimov, Islambek and Ruslan. The press service of the district court reported.

According to the verdict of August 16, Islambek Matraimov was found guilty of illegal entrepreneurial or banking activities. He was fined 50,000 soms to the state.

Ruslan Matraimov was found guilty under the same article and was also sentenced to a fine of 50,000 soms to the state.

The court noted that a procedural agreement on admitting guilt was concluded during the investigation between the accused and the prosecutor’s office. It is emphasized that when a person enters into an agreement on admitting guilt and full compensation for material damage, the court imposes a punishment not associated with imprisonment, within the minimum amount provided for in the article under which the person was found guilty.

Earlier, the Kara-Suu District Court sentenced Raiymbek Matraimov’s brother, former head of the district Tilek Matraimov, to a fine of 1 million soms for abuse of office that resulted in serious harm. The Osh Regional Court changed the decision of the district court, imposing a fine of 300,000 soms.

The court extended the arrest of former customs officer Raiymbek Matraimov until October 26.

On March 25, the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with the security services of Azerbaijan, detained Raiymbek Matraimov, who was on the international wanted list, in Baku. His brothers Tilek, Ruslan and Islambek were detained together with him.

• Raiymbek Matraimov was extradited to Bishkek from Baku on March 26. «It turned out that he is connected with members of a transnational organized crime group from Azerbaijan detained in Kyrgyzstan, who were preparing an assassination attempt on the leadership of the Kyrgyz Republic,» the State Committee for National Security noted.
• Raiymbek Matraimov is a defendant in criminal cases initiated under Articles 169 «Illegal deprivation of liberty» and 222 «Money Laundering» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
• On March 27, the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek placed Raiymbek Matraimov in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security until April 26.
• Raiymbek Matraimov served as deputy head of the State Customs Service from 2015 to 2017. After the change of power in October 2020, he was accused of corruption at customs. The total damage caused by Raiymbek Matraimov in one criminal case alone amounted to 2 billion soms. He compensated for the damage for two months, most of the amount was returned in property — buildings and apartments. He pleaded guilty to corruption. The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek sentenced him to a fine of 260,000 soms.
• On January 26, 2024, the SCNS put Raiymbek Matraimov on the wanted list. It was reported that in the fall Raiymbek Matraimov could have left Kyrgyzstan for Turkey, and then for Dubai.