According to information published by the press service of the GKNB in July 2024, one of the suspects was detained. The investigation established that T.T.K., using the names of GKNB employees, extorted money from a Chinese citizen, promising a favorable resolution to a criminal case under investigation by the special services. He managed to receive 18 thousand dollars but was detained on July 10 while attempting to collect another 3 thousand dollars. After his arrest, he was placed in the Temporary Detention Facility of the Bishkek City Police Department.
According to the case materials available in the State Register of Judicial Acts, T.T.K. and his accomplice D.A.A. entered into a preliminary conspiracy to obtain large sums of money. They were aware of the ongoing investigation by the GKNB's Main Investigation Department regarding the Chinese citizen Ch.V. for the illegal importation of goods and developed a plan to extort money from him.
As the investigation revealed, T.T.K. and D.A.A., realizing that Ch.V. was a foreign citizen and did not speak Russian, misled him by threatening serious consequences, including imprisonment and deportation from Kyrgyzstan. They demanded 18 thousand dollars from him. Fearing the consequences, Ch.V. began transferring money to T.T.K. from December 2023 to March 2024, totaling 18 thousand dollars or 1 million 627 thousand 460 soms (according to the NBKR exchange rate), to stop the investigation.
However, according to the investigation, T.T.K. and D.A.A. divided the money received and spent it on their needs.
Moreover, not satisfied with what they had achieved, they continued to threaten Ch.V., demanding another 3 thousand dollars in early June 2024 under the pretext of compensating for damages related to the investigation.
To obtain these funds, D.A.A. provided the bank account number of his godson T.T.K., to which Ch.V. was supposed to transfer the money, allegedly for damage compensation, although in reality, they intended to appropriate these funds.
Lacking sufficient knowledge of Kyrgyzstan's legislation and perceiving the threats as real, Ch.V. agreed to the demands of T.T.K. and D.A.A. for the transfer of money and subsequently reported the extortion to the investigative department of the GKNB in Bishkek.
As a result of operational measures, on July 10, 2024, at 11:45, T.T.K. was caught red-handed receiving 3 thousand dollars, which had been previously documented, outside one of the banks in Bishkek.
By the decision of the Pervomaisky District Court dated April 28, 2025, T.T.K. was found guilty under Article 209 ("Fraud") of the Criminal Code and received a sentence of 3 years in prison. He was released from serving his sentence under probation supervision for a period of 1 year.
The measure of restraint in the form of house arrest was maintained but later revoked after the verdict came into legal force.
D.A.A. was also found guilty of fraud and received a similar sentence. His measure of restraint in the form of a written undertaking not to leave was also left unchanged but was later revoked after the verdict came into force.
The court ordered T.T.K. and D.A.A. to pay the victim Ch.V. material damages amounting to 715 thousand 360 soms within six months.
Dissatisfied with the verdict, the representative of the victim Ch.V. — Zh.U. filed an appeal requesting a stricter punishment for the defendants.
D.A.A. also contested the verdict, asking for its cancellation and his acquittal due to lack of evidence of a crime.
In the process of preparing for the trial, the lawyer submitted a motion to terminate the case due to reconciliation of the parties, as the defendants had fully compensated the victim for the damages.
The defendants T.T.K. and D.A.A. also requested the termination of the criminal case during the court session, confirming their reconciliation with the victim. The victim's representative supported this agreement.
After reviewing the case materials, the judicial panel of the Bishkek City Court decided to overturn the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court dated April 28, 2025, regarding T.T.K. and D.A.A.
The criminal case against T.T.K. and D.A.A. was terminated due to the reconciliation of the parties, and the measure of restraint in the form of house arrest was revoked.
This decision may be appealed in cassation to the Supreme Court.
