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Court bailiff detained on suspicion of extorting 50,000 soms

in Corruption / Kyrgyzstan - by


The press service of the Interior Ministry of the Chui region reported that a citizen, O.Ch., born in 1964, filed a complaint with the police regarding officials from the State Bailiff Service in the Sokuluk district who, abusing their official position, extorted money from her.

The case was registered with the Interior Ministry of the Chui region, and a criminal case was initiated under Article 208 "Extortion" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

On March 20, during a money exchange, the court bailiff of the Sokuluk district, R.N., born in 1978, was detained and placed in a temporary detention facility. Marked money was seized from the suspect during the arrest, and relevant examinations have been appointed. The investigation is ongoing.