Azimbek Beknazarov released on his own recognizance

Politician Azimbek Beknazarov was released on his own recognizance. His associates reported on social media.

The investigator petitioned for a change in the measure of restraint.

According to the SCNS, a criminal case was initiated against the former member of the interim government for theft and embezzlement of funds seized from bank safety deposit boxes and the Government House during the April 2010 events.

• On September 12, 2024, Azimbek Beknazarov was placed in a 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 served as a 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.
• The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22, 2022. It includes activists, politicians and MPs. Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 27 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots.