The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has announced the initiation of a criminal investigation regarding bribery committed by an official.
A citizen named K.Sh., born in 1969, filed a complaint with law enforcement authorities. He requested action against the head of the correctional facility of the Penal Enforcement Service.
According to the collected data, in December 2025, this official received 30,000 US dollars for facilitating the conditional early release of a convict serving a sentence under Article 209 "Fraud".
In connection with this fact, the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case under Article 342 "Receiving a Bribe" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
As a result of operational-search activities, T.M., the former head of colony No. 27 of the Penal Enforcement Service, was detained. He is currently in the temporary detention facility of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of Bishkek, where investigative actions are ongoing.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs urges anyone who may have been a victim of the illegal actions of this individual to contact the following numbers: 0709 843 307 or 102.
