He is now free.
In 2024, Azhiev was sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment with property confiscation. The Pervomaisky District Court found him guilty on several counts of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, including Article 160 Part 1 ("Organization or maintenance of brothels for prostitution or pimping for debauchery or trafficking"), Article 161 ("Distribution of pornographic materials"), Article 261 Part 1 ("Creation of an organized group or participation in it"), and Article 215 Part 3 ("Causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust").
Additionally, he was prohibited from engaging in entrepreneurial activities for a period of two years, which was accompanied by serving his sentence in a general regime correctional colony and a fine of 220,000 soms.
