The Bishkek City Court remanded Elena Kalashnikova, head of the Tourism Development Support Fund, in custody. The court informed 24.kg news agency.
The petition of the defendant’s lawyer was dismissed. Elena Kalashnikova will be kept in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security until July 22.
The office of the Tourism Development Support Fund and the house of the head of the organization were searched. The SCNS opened a criminal case on the fact of corruption in the implementation of the project for the construction of recreation centers for tourists. The security services detained Elena Kalashnikova and Vice President of the Fund Alexander Valitov.
According to investigators, the Fund used allocated by the state funds for other purposes, and also built objects at an inflated cost. In particular, under the project for construction of 21 Rest Points for tourists, 100 percent of the contract amount, or more than 105 million soms, was transferred to contractors. Not a single facility has been put into operation, there are no design estimates, as well as work completion certificates and justification for financing.
Source: 24.kg News Agency