It is reported that the decision to detain was made on March 19 as part of the investigation under Article 336, Part 1 ("Corruption") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The suspects will remain in pre-trial detention until May 16:
- N.N., former chairman of the board of OJSC "Kyrgyzneftegaz," born in 1983;
- A.R., former deputy chairman of the board and director of one of the affiliated structures, born in 1980;
- A.N., director of a related company, born in 1988;
- M.B., former director of an affiliated company, born in 1990.
Earlier, the State Tax Service presented the results of an investigation titled "Oil for Themselves: How Kyrgyzneftegaz Was Ruined," which indicates possible corrupt actions by the company's employees.
According to the obtained data, due to schemes involving intermediaries and write-offs of raw materials, the enterprise could have incurred losses exceeding 4 billion soms. An analysis of transactions for the period from 2021 to 2025 revealed several schemes that allowed profits to be siphoned off in favor of private entities.
The investigation is ongoing.
