Suspect Detained in Connection with Non-Payment of Salaries to Builders of the Small Hydroelectric Power Station in the Ak-Suu Gorge

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- On December 26, 2025, a collective statement was registered at the Internal Affairs Department of the Moscow District from citizen I. E., born in 1989. The press service of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Chui Region reported this incident.

According to the provided data, I. E. stated that since 2024, citizen G. A. had attracted between 25 to 30 workers for concrete work on the construction of a small hydropower plant in the Ak-Suu gorge. The established salary ranged from 50,000 to 60,000 soms per month; however, payment for labor for December 2025 was not made.

Based on this statement, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of fraud, according to Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The investigation established that G. A., born in 1993, began performing concrete work at the HPP-1 and HPP-2 sites in October 2024, acting as a subcontractor based on an oral agreement with the company "A. G. E." The cost of one cubic meter of concrete was 5,500 soms. An individual entrepreneurship was registered in the name of G. A.'s wife, E. K., with a power of attorney issued," the statement indicated.

According to the agency, about 100 local residents were involved in the work, earning 200 soms for each hour worked. However, between November and December 8, 2025, about 25 workers did not receive their salaries.

The investigation found that during the specified period, 7,200 cubic meters of concrete work were completed, as well as other construction activities. The total amount of funds received by G. A. from the company "A. G. E." amounted to 43,446,878 soms, of which 3,115,000 soms were paid in taxes.

Citizen G. A. was detained in accordance with Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and placed in a temporary detention facility. The investigation is ongoing.
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