"Forced to Change Testimony While Waving 'Weapon': Resident of Bishkek Detained"

Юлия Воробьева Incidents
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In the capital's Lenin District Police Department, N.A., born in 1997, was detained. According to the investigation, he attempted to intimidate a witness and force him to change his testimony in a case regarding the illegal trafficking of potent substances. This was reported by the city's Internal Affairs Department.

Forced to change testimony while brandishing 'weapons': a resident of Bishkek detained

A citizen, A.I., reported to the police that on December 19, 2025, he was attacked by unknown individuals who threatened him with an object resembling a weapon. During the investigation, it was revealed that the incident was related to A.I.'s detention on December 6, when he voluntarily handed over potent medication tablets to the police. A criminal case was initiated under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

During the interrogation, A.I. mentioned that he acquired the medications from a woman named A.M., born in 1995. She was detained on December 29 and placed in a temporary detention facility.




After this, according to the investigation, her husband N.A. attempted to exert pressure on the witness by threatening him with an object resembling a firearm, demanding that he change his testimony.

A criminal case has been initiated against N.A. under Articles 280 (hooliganism) and 355 (threats or violence in connection with pre-trial proceedings) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. He has been placed in a temporary detention facility in accordance with the provisions of Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Investigative actions are ongoing.
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