Both defendants were detained on December 6, 2024, as part of a criminal case initiated under Article 337, Part 3 "Abuse of Official Position" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The crimes were committed before the new amendments, which strengthen responsibility for corruption and official offenses, came into effect. Therefore, the court applied the norms that were in force earlier, which allowed for the imposition of fines upon admission of guilt and conclusion of a procedural agreement.
During the investigation, both defendants admitted their guilt and compensated the state for damages amounting to 4 billion 307 million soms.
According to intelligence agencies, the obtained confessions and conducted investigative and operational activities allowed for the identification and dismantling of a stable corruption scheme within the Tax Service, which involved officials and employees of the central office's audit department of the State Tax Service.
The SCNS emphasized that the results of the investigation contributed to the tax authorities' fulfillment of the tax and insurance contribution collection plan for 2025, ensuring additional revenues of 40 billion soms.
The investigation into the case of other participants is ongoing, and the public will be informed about its results and the measures taken, as noted by the agency.
It is worth reminding that according to the verdict, Altynbek Abduvapov and Islambek Kydyrgychov are to pay fines of 400,000 and 300,000 soms respectively to the state. Both are also deprived of the right to hold certain positions, ranks, and awards.
