Asakeev has experience working in the internal affairs system and the Financial Police.
He was born on September 12, 1958, in the Kochkor district, becoming the third child in a large family of nine children. Together with his wife, Bakyt raised six children – three sons and three daughters.
Asakeev received his education at a rural school, completing 10 grades. From 1975 to 1979, he studied at the higher school of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Karaganda (Kazakhstan). According to the colonel, this institution was one of the most prestigious in the country at that time, and getting admitted was not easy. “Since childhood, I was fascinated by disassembling and assembling various mechanisms, including cars. I loved to introduce something new into the designs. After finishing school, I dreamed of enrolling in the Bauman Moscow State Technical University to become a designer, but my parents directed me to the police school in Karaganda, where I studied operational investigative activities,” Asakeev shares his memories.
During his studies at the police academy, he received a Certificate of Commendation for “saving a hippopotamus,” which he still recalls with a smile. “Every evening at 11:00 PM, we had a drill inspection. One February evening, the commander asked who wanted to go to the city and relax. To go out, we needed special permission, and I, along with a few comrades, took this opportunity. We were sent to work at the zoo, where we had to break up a cement floor and dig out 3 cubic meters of soil. Tired, we slept until evening and did not go out to the city. Later, on May 19, during the celebration of Pioneer Day, I was awarded a Certificate of Commendation. I learned that there was no place for the hippopotamus in winter, and we were asked to quickly dig a pit for it. This story still makes me smile,” he recounts.
At the age of 20, Bakyt became an investigator in the Internal Affairs Department of the Naryn region, making him the youngest employee in the investigative service. In total, he worked in the internal affairs bodies for 33 years.
In 1979, Asakeev began his career at the Internal Affairs Department of the Naryn region. Four years later, he was promoted to senior investigator of the OVD of the At-Bashinsky district. From May 1988 to June 1990, he worked as a senior investigator in the OVD of the Tian-Shan district. “Having studied operational activities, I actively participated in solving many crimes. Soon I was appointed deputy head of the police for operational work, and then deputy head of the department for combating economic crimes and corruption in the Internal Affairs Department of the Naryn region. In 1993, when the tax police was established, I became one of the first employees of this new agency. In 1994, I worked as an operative on particularly important cases, and from 1995 to September 2000, I headed the regional department of the Tax Police. Later, from 2000 to 2003, I held the position of head of the Naryn regional hunting inspection and deputy head of the main department of hunting management. In 2003, I headed the Financial Police department for the Naryn region. In 2008, after an accident, I submitted my resignation. During my 33 years of service, I managed to solve many economic and corruption crimes, including smuggling. At the same time, to achieve the rank of colonel, I did not give or take bribes,” Asakeev clarified.
The colonel shared an interesting episode from his practice. “In our work, there were many situations that were of great importance to the republic and were under the control of Moscow. For example, on October 16, 1981, at a meeting of the Internal Affairs Department, we were informed about the arrival of particularly dangerous recidivists from Tokmok to Naryn. We received instructions for their detention. As part of a group of three, we set out to search and witnessed how traffic police stopped a suspicious vehicle on one of the central streets. We called in an operational group, and the criminals, noticing the sirens, tried to escape. I chased after the gang leader, who managed to swim across the Naryn River and hide on the other bank, tearing up all the documents. We, along with a taxi driver and a young man, crossed the river and began to pursue him. Finally, we managed to detain him. As it turned out later, he was a holder of a ‘black belt’ in karate and claimed that he could take us all down with one blow if allowed. But we did not let that happen,” he recounted.
Asakeev noted that working in the police requires immense dedication. “The working day is not limited to an eight-hour schedule. You must be ready for calls at any time of the day or night, sometimes working 15-20 hours. This requires sacrifices, as you will not be able to see your family and take care of your health. Employees who act honestly and fairly may face conflicts with management and other agencies. I also had such situations that I do not wish to remember,” he added.
Currently, Bakyt Asakeev is retired, enjoys photography, travels, visits historical sites, collects medicinal herbs, and provides legal services.
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Turmush first reported on Asakeev in April 2017, when it was mentioned that he was studying issues related to the existence of Bigfoot. He does not rule out the possibility of the existence of the yeti and collects information from the population.
Asakeev presented video recordings of a 45-centimeter footprint, allegedly left by Bigfoot in the mountains of Naryn. Details can be found here.
In July 2018, he reported that rock paintings had been discovered in the pasture area of Karatal-Japyrik in the Naryn region.
According to him, similar paintings were previously found only in Altai, but it has now been revealed that they also exist in the Naryn region. Asakeev was expecting a visit from archaeologists and tourists from Germany who were to study these findings.
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