On March 19, the court issued a decision to arrest them as part of a criminal case under Article 336, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning corrupt actions.
The detainees will remain in pre-trial detention until May 16:
- N.N., born in 1983, previously held the position of Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Kyrgyzneftegaz";
- A.R., born in 1980, former Deputy Chairman of the Board and Director of one of the affiliated structures;
- A.N., born in 1988, Director of a related company;
- M.B., born in 1990, previously headed an affiliated company.
The State Tax Service previously published an investigation titled "Oil for Themselves: How Kyrgyzneftegaz Was Ruined," which examines the alleged unlawful actions of the company's employees.
According to the investigation data, due to schemes involving intermediaries and the write-off of raw materials, the company incurred losses exceeding 4 billion soms. An analysis of financial operations for the period from 2021 to 2025 revealed several schemes allowing profits to be siphoned off to private entities.
The investigation is ongoing.
