Arrest of politician Azimbek Beknazarov extended until January 2

14:52, 01 ноября 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY

The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek extended the arrest of politician Azimbek Beknazarov until January 2. His son Ruslan Beknazarov reported.

According to him, his father has been held in the pretrial detention center for 48 days. Instead of investigative actions, his fellow villagers, who are engaged in business, are being detained, interrogated and pressured. They are asked about the origin of their wealth and whether they have any information about Azimbek Beknazarov. According to Ruslan, this may be a way to look for his father’s property, although, as he emphasizes, everyone knows what he owns and what he does not have.

According to the State Committee for National Security, a criminal case has been opened against the former member of the interim government for the theft and embezzlement of funds seized from bank safe deposit boxes and the Government House during the April 2010 events.

On September 12, 2024, Azimbek Beknazarov was placed in the temporary detention facility of the State Committee for National Security on suspicion of committing a crime under the article «Money laundering» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

• He held the position of Prosecutor General in the interim government.
• Earlier, along with more than 20 activists, he was a defendant in the so-called Kempir-Abad case. He was also under arrest in the pre-trial detention center.
• Recall, prosecutors asked the court to sentence all defendants under the article «Mass riots» to 10 years, under the article «Seizure of power» — to 15 years, and by adding up the crimes — 20 years with confiscation of property.
• On June 14, the district court acquitted all defendants in this case due to the lack of corpus delicti.