In Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has halted the activities of a group of individuals involved in large-scale extortion.
A citizen named J.Z. reported to law enforcement that two unknown individuals, identifying themselves as "Hamza" and "Ali," demanded 7,000,000 soms from him under the pretext of debts owed by his deceased son, threatening violence in case of refusal.
In this case, the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated criminal proceedings under Article 208 (Extortion) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
As a result of operational and investigative measures conducted by the Main Directorate of Criminal Investigation in conjunction with the Investigative Service, two individuals were detained: K.N., born in 2005, and T.H., born in 2001, while receiving part of the requested sum.
Subsequently, a third participant, the organizer of the criminal scheme — J.A., born in 1986, was identified and arrested. A search was conducted at her residence, during which a vehicle used to commit the crime was also seized and placed in a towing lot.
The detained individuals were taken to the Investigative Service and placed in the temporary detention facility of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of Bishkek.
During the investigation, it was revealed that J.A. had known the victim for several years and had access to information about his financial situation and family circumstances. Taking advantage of the victim's son's death, she organized the extortion and recruited accomplices.
Currently, necessary investigative actions are ongoing to clarify all circumstances of the crime, and the possible involvement of the detainees in other similar cases is being verified.
The investigation continues.
