As reported by the press service of the GKNB on December 16, 2025, Colonel of Police A.T.A. had been collecting money from subordinates through the head of the protection department D.T.I. and his connections since 2024.
“The constant collection of money was conducted as a payment for the opportunity to work outside of working hours,” the GKNB explained.
According to information from the state committee, on December 10, 2025, the commander was detained, and the investigation continues to identify other possible culprits among the Ministry of Internal Affairs staff.
According to the case materials published in the State Register of Judicial Acts, Ruslan [name changed I.R.T.] is accused of being in the position of commander of the police protection department in Balykchy, having implemented a system since March 2025 that allowed him to receive funds from subordinates for the right to work additional hours in their free time.
The investigation established that in early March 2024, for selfish reasons, T.D. [head of the protection department] gave an oral instruction to Ruslan to organize the collection of part of the payments from employees on the days they received their salaries, for the opportunity to take on additional shifts, based on the Ministry of Internal Affairs order No. 666 “On Providing Security Services on a Voluntary Basis.” Ruslan, understanding the illegality of these instructions and being subordinate to T.D., agreed to act as a mediator in the collections.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs order, 55% of the funds received from contracts for the protection of facilities were to be paid directly to the employees actually performing security actions. However, T.D., using Ruslan, abused his authority and implemented a practice of systematically receiving bribes from subordinates for the right to work additional hours.
Thus, the investigation established that Ruslan, under T.D.'s guidance, regularly collected money from employees for the opportunity to work extra shifts from March 2024 to May 2025, after which he handed it over to T.D., thereby facilitating the implementation of his criminal plan.
Employees of the protection department, upon learning of the illegal demands, realizing their dependence on their superiors and fearing exclusion from the list for additional work or facing disciplinary measures, were forced to comply with the instructions and hand over part of their salary.
The investigation also noted that Ruslan, while in his office in the administrative building at 172 Okeeva Street in Balykchy, continued to collect money. In one of the phone calls, he conveyed T.D.'s illegal demands for the collection of 600 soms from each employee working additional shifts. S.K., understanding his dependence on Ruslan and T.D., agreed to this demand and handed over the money the same day.
Ruslan continued to support the mechanism of illegal money collection; on salary days, he personally contacted employees, indicating the need to transfer the amount agreed upon with T.D., and accepted money in his office for subsequent transfer to T.D.
The investigation concluded that Ruslan systematically collected money from subordinates, using the pretext of providing the opportunity to participate in additional shifts and ensuring "service stability." Ruslan also collected money from various employees, including:
- A.O. — 10,000 soms;
- K.E. — 2,000 soms;
- U.U. — 10,000 soms;
- N.K. — 900 soms;
- S.T. — 2,000 soms;
- A.Ü. — 3,600 soms.
As a result, employees of the protection department handed Ruslan a total of 28,500 soms, which were fully transferred to T.D. the same day.
Continuing to act on T.D.'s instructions, Ruslan collected another 10,000 soms from A.T. and 800 soms from S.K., handing them over to T.D. in his office.
Additionally, he continued to collect money from other employees, including: A.O. — 3,000 soms; U.U. — 3,000 soms; A.Zh. — 10,400 soms. Employees of the protection department handed Ruslan a total of 16,400 soms, which were also transferred to T.D.
These actions were repeated multiple times. Thus, Ruslan, being subordinate to T.D., systematically acted as a mediator in bribery, collecting and transferring money from subordinate employees for the opportunity to work extra hours.
In total, during the specified period, Ruslan transferred 1,822,384 soms to T.D., which indicates systematic bribery and gross violations of employees' rights to remuneration, as well as violations of the law "On Combating Corruption."
The investigation concluded that Ruslan's actions fall under Article 344, Part 3 (“Mediation in Bribery Committed on a Particularly Large Scale”) of the Criminal Code, as he facilitated the transfer of a bribe at the direction of the bribe giver.
At the court hearing, the state prosecutor pointed out that during the pre-trial proceedings, Ruslan agreed with the charges. The defendant and his lawyer signed a plea agreement, and all terms were agreed upon.
The defense also supported the agreement and requested that the case be considered without a trial, proposing to impose a sentence of three months of imprisonment on Ruslan.
At the hearing, Ruslan admitted his guilt and understood the consequences of signing the agreement, not disputing the evidence of guilt.
Ruslan's lawyer confirmed the stated facts and requested that the case be considered without a trial, noting the defendant's participation in signing the agreements.
The Karakol City Court found Ruslan guilty under Article 344, Part 3 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to three months of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony.
The court ruled that one day in custody would be counted as two days of imprisonment, and the term of punishment would be considered served. The measure of restraint was left unchanged — house arrest until the verdict comes into legal force, after which it will be lifted.
The verdict can be appealed in part not examined in court within thirty days from the date of its issuance.
Earlier, in early September 2025, the GKNB reported that the leadership and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs protection department in the Pervomaisky district were detained for extorting money from subordinates. In the head of the department's office, 46 thousand dollars and 5.8 million soms were found.
