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Businessman Tashov taken to hospital from detention center after suicide attempt

The founder of construction company KG Group, Imamidin Tashov, was hospitalized from the State Committee for National Security pretrial detention center in the City Hospital No. 4. Lawyer Samat Matsakov told Azattyk.

The lawyer was informed that Imamidin Tashov committed suicide. The ambulance confirmed to the lawyer that they received a call from the pretrial detention center and the 40-45-year-old man was taken to the medical institution.

Recall, Imamidin Tashov was charged with attempted violent seizure of power, public calls for the seizure of power, and illegal crossing of the state border.

Imamidin Tashov was detained in April in Kaindy village, Chui region. According to the State Committee for National Security, he allegedly planned to organize a temporary headquarters in Kara-Balta to consolidate forces for a protest with a subsequent seizure of power. While being wanted, Imamidin Tashov conducted active recruitment work through social media, the state committee stated.

The State Committee for National Security also reported that KG Group company built six apartment buildings in Bishkek. But none of these facilities were put into operation due to unauthorized construction, without permits.

Before this, a video message from Imamidin Tashov was posted on social media, in which he said that he was «kidnapped like a bandit», held captive and demanded, in addition to the 52 million soms already transferred to the state, 100 more million.

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