He is now free.
In 2024, Azhiev was sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. The Pervomaisky District Court found him guilty on several articles of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, including Article 160 Part 1 ("Organization or maintenance of brothels for the purpose of prostitution or pimping for debauchery or procuring"), Article 161 ("Distribution of pornographic materials"), Article 261 Part 1 ("Creation of an organized group or participation in it"), and Article 215 Part 3 ("Causing property damage through deception or abuse of trust").
In addition, he was prohibited from engaging in entrepreneurial activities for a period of 2 years, with the serving of his sentence in a general regime colony and a fine of 220,000 soms imposed.
