The detention took place as part of a criminal case opened under Article 336, Part 1 "Corruption" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. It has been established that the former director K. B. B. held his position from 2012 until August 2025. In 2020, he entered into a criminal conspiracy with the head of the company LLC "M." to supply expensive equipment to the RBC: a Cobas S201 PCR laboratory and an ARCHITECT Plus and ABBOTT laboratory. After the equipment was installed, a contract was signed with LLC "M." for the supply of reagents at inflated prices, which allowed the former director to receive kickbacks.
As a result of the investigation into the financial and economic activities of the RBC for the years 2020-2025, damage to the state in the amount of 36 million soms was established, caused by the actions of the former director K. B. B. and the company LLC "M.", as reported in the official statement.
K. B. B. has been placed in custody in the pre-trial detention center of GKNB KR.
Photo by the press service of GKNB KR.
The legal assessment of the actions of the head of LLC "M." will be given in the course of the ongoing investigation.
Photo by the press service of GKNB KR.
