The complete list of new appointments in the GKNB can be found here.
However, these changes were not limited to appointments. President Sadyr Japarov ordered the creation of an interagency investigative group, which initiated a criminal case under Article 336 Part 1 ("Corruption") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. In this context, the investigation is being conducted by the Military Prosecutor's Office and the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with operational support from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As a result, a wave of detentions and arrests began, affecting not only GKNB employees but also staff from other agencies.
The editorial office of "AKIpress Summary" presented a timeline of these events:
- On February 10, Tashiev was relieved of his position;
- On the same day, information emerged about the detention of GKNB employees, including the head of the GKNB Department in Bishkek, Eldar Jakypbekov, but the GKNB denied this information;
On December 3, 2025, it was announced that Eldar Jakypbekov was appointed as the head of the GKNB Department in Bishkek; previously, he held the position of head of the GKNB in the Chui region.
Eldar Jakypbekov at the opening of the new building of the GKNB in the Chui region. December 19, 2024
- On February 13, Jakypbekov was removed from his position as head of the GKNB Department in Bishkek, and his place was taken by Ulan Biibosunov;
- On February 14, a video appeared on social networks in Kyrgyzstan showing photographs of athletes, businessmen, GKNB employees, and other officials, whom the authors of the video referred to as the so-called "40 choro" of Jakypbekov.
On February 23, the special services denied the unofficial nicknames and stated that the video was being circulated by "interested parties to form a distorted public opinion about the activities of the GKNB";
- On February 15, Jakypbekov was detained, which was reported by the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office on February 16;
- On February 16, the Pervomaisky District Court kept Jakypbekov in custody at the temporary detention facility of the Bishkek City Police Department until April 15;
- On the same day, a video circulated on social networks showing the detention of a person believed to be a GKNB employee nicknamed "Pito." Later, the Pervomaisky Court confirmed the arrest of D.S.D., and he was sent to the pre-trial detention center until April 15;
- On February 17, the press service of the GKNB confirmed that there could be no untouchables in government agencies and announced the dismissal of several employees suspected of exceeding their official powers;
- On February 19, the Pervomaisky District Court ordered the detention of the former head of the investigation department of the GKNB in the Chui region, B.B.I., and the former head of the 6th department of the GKNB in Bishkek, A.T.A.;
- On February 19, the director of the Republican Sports College named after Sh.Sydykov, Aibek Tashmatov, was also arrested, and he is being held in the pre-trial detention center until April 15;
Aibek Tashmatov and Eldar Jakypbekov
// Frame from the video "40 choro Edu"
Additionally, in one of the videos, Tashmatov honors the "thief in law" Kamchy Kolbaev, who was eliminated by the GKNB on October 4, 2023, in Bishkek;
- On February 21, the Pervomaisky District Court kept a former GKNB employee known as "Vazelin" in custody at the Bishkek City Police Department until April 15;
Before working at the GKNB, "Vazelin" served in the police.
- On February 27, the Pervomaisky District Court arrested the former head of the Balakchy Department of Internal Affairs, Chyngyz Tököldöshev, until April 15.
On February 23, "Turmush" reported that Tököldöshev had been relieved of his position as head of the Balakchy Department of Internal Affairs by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Chyngyz Tököldöshev
- On February 27, the GKNB reported the following events:
- 6 employees were dismissed from national security agencies;
- 6 employees were removed from their positions and transferred to the GKNB;
- 1 candidate for service in the GKNB was excluded;
- 8 GKNB employees received disciplinary sanctions.
- In the video about the "40 choro," former GKNB employees "Pito," "Vazelin," as well as Tashmatov and Tököldöshev are featured.
- Currently, 7 people have been detained in the corruption case involving the GKNB, 5 of whom are former GKNB employees.
The material will be updated.
