Former member of the interim government of Kyrgyzstan Azimbek Beknazarov is suspected of money laundering. The press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported.
It was previously reported that Beknazarov was summoned for questioning by the state committee, after which he was detained.
«A criminal case has been opened on the fact of theft and embezzlement of funds seized from bank safe deposit boxes and the Government House during the events in April 2010. The investigators have established the involvement of former member of the interim government Azimbek Beknazarov in the misappropriation of large sums seized by law enforcement agencies under the said circumstances,» the statement says.
The data obtained during the investigation indicate money laundering through the acquisition by Azimbek Beknazarov of expensive real estate in Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Chui and Jalal-Abad regions and their registration on front men.
In this regard, on September 12, Azimbek Beknazarov was placed in the temporary detention facility of the SCNS on suspicion of committing a crime under the article «Money laundering on a large scale» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. He will be charged within the timeframe established by law, and the court will decide on a preventive measure for the duration of the investigation.
