Promised help in court: suspect arrested for $25,000 fraud

Employees of the Main Department of Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a man who was wanted on suspicion of fraud.

According to the ministry, in November 2023, a citizen O.A. reported to the police. He stated that a certain Murat, promising to help with a legal issue, deceitfully took his money amounting to $25,000 and disappeared.
Photo by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Suspect in $25,000 fraud
As a result, a criminal case was initiated under Article 209 "Fraud" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. During operational activities, a citizen S.M., born in 1970, who had been wanted since 2024, was detained.

This individual had previous convictions and, according to the investigation, is a member of an organized criminal group.

The court has decided to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the arrested individual.