A man contacted law enforcement, reporting a crime committed by a citizen named Murat. In his statement, he mentioned that in November 2023, he transferred $25,000 in hopes of resolving an issue related to a court case, but was deceived.
This incident has been registered in accordance with Article 209 ("Fraud") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs managed to detain the suspect, born in 1970, named S.M. in the village of Ak-Kiya, located in the Uzgen district of the Osh region. Since 2024, he had been wanted. The Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that this citizen had previously been convicted and has connections with an organized criminal group.
The suspect has been placed in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
