Member of Social Democrats party Irina Karamushkina placed in detention facility

Member of Social Democrats political party Irina Karamushkina and the official representative — trusted person of the party, citizen T.R., were placed in the temporary detention facility of the Main Internal Affairs Department of Bishkek. The press service of the Main Internal Affairs Department of the capital informed 24.kg news agency.

«It was established that the official representative — trusted person of the party, citizen T.R., in collusion with the coordinator of the election headquarters of the party I.K., bribed voters by transferring funds — 1,000 soms per vote,» the police noted.

The facts were confirmed by the documents seized during the search at the headquarters, where citizen T.R. tried to destroy the records of the distribution from 15,000 to 30,000 soms to more than 40 people to buy votes.

Searches were conducted at the headquarters of Social Democrats political party on November 13, and its leader Temirlan Sultanbekov was taken in for questioning. Kadyrbek Atambayev was also there.

Irina Karamushkina posted on Facebook that an investigative team had arrived to her. Later, she was also taken in for questioning.

The Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported that a criminal case had been opened under the article «Vote buying» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic after an audio recording of a conversation allegedly between the head of the headquarters of the Social Democrats party Irina Karamushkina and a candidate Daniyar Cholponbaev was posted on social media, where they allegedly discussed vote buying in the upcoming elections of deputies of local councils, which will be held on November 17, 2024.

The presidential decree «On the dissolution of local councils and calling the elections of deputies of local councils» was issued on September 6. Elections of deputies of 33 city and 231 rural councils are scheduled for November 17.