Day: March 24, 2023

Court of Bishkek released from custody a serviceman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), accused of drug trafficking. Own sources in law enforcement agencies informed 24.kg news agency.

According to preliminary data, the SCNS officer was detained while selling mephedrone.

«A criminal case was initiated against him and he was charged with illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale. When the materials were submitted to the court, during the preliminary hearing, the judge of the Pervomaisky District Court of the capital, Marat Sydykov, released the accused from custody in the courtroom,» the sources said.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Work on the Digital Code has been completed to date, it will be presented to the Ministry of Digital Development. The head of Civil Initiative of Internet Policy Public Foundation Tattu Mambetaliyeva announced at a round table.

According to her, the document is being developed with the support of international donors. It was created by a team of specialists together with the public foundation. The experts submitted separate chapters of the Digital Code for approval. It will be presented in full in the near future.

«As soon as the Ministry of Digital Development accepts the result of the work, we will publish it on the platform. This will be done in such a way that it will be possible to criticize it, ask questions. The Digital Code should be submitted to the government in the summer of 2023. In addition, on April 11, our team will travel to New York, where they will present the Digital Code to 70 countries. After all, this is the first document of this level on an international scale,» Tattu Mambetaliyeva said.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

The Digital Code will not affect the work of the media. It is created to improve the provision of public services. Tattu Mambetaliyeva, the head of Civil Initiative of Internet Policy Public Foundation, announced during a round table on Friday.

According to her, the Digital Code is being created to protect the rights of Kyrgyzstanis when using technology. This also applies to data.

«The Code will become the basis for the provision of public services in the exchange of information. There is no point in regulating technology. They change every day. The Code should be technology neutral. The movement of data should be regulated,» Tattu Mambetalieva said.

She said that there was another unresolved problem.

«Everyone has to admit that giants like Facebook or TikTok are big corporations. They have become like a state within a state with its own rules and requirements, including the protection of personal information. We need to negotiate with them to protect the rights of our citizens. Therefore, the Digital Code will provide a mechanism for interaction with such corporations,» the head of the public fund said.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Officers of the State Service on Drug Control seized a large batch of drugs in Bishkek. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

«59-year-old man was detained with eight kilograms of hashish at the intersection of Kurmanzhan Datka and Volkhovskaya streets. During a search at the place of temporary residence of the detainee, 12 more kilograms of drugs were found,» the statement says.

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A festival of Kyrgyz documentaries Adamdar (People) will be held in Vienna. Kyrgyzcinema.com reports.

The program of the festival includes six documentary short films made by cinematographers from Kyrgyzstan. These films show people’s stories, their daily lives, hard work and the political atmosphere around them.

Three films will be screened every day, which are also winners and participants of various film festivals around the world.

The films will be screened with English subtitles.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Employees of the Service for Countering Extremism and Illegal Migration of the Main Internal Affairs Department of Bishkek detained a Pakistani citizen suspected of fraud and organizing illegal migration. Press service of the capital’s police reported.

«On February 11, four citizens of Pakistan turned to law enforcement agencies with a request to take action against their compatriot. Under the pretext of helping them get a work visa to Europe, he invited them to Kyrgyzstan and took $17,000. He did not fulfill his promise and disappeared. The Investigation Service of the Internal Affairs Department of Sverdlovsky district opened a criminal case under articles 209 (fraud) and 168 (organization of illegal migration) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic,» the statement says.

The 21-year-old suspect was identified and detained. The court took the detainee into custody for the period of investigation. His involvement in three similar facts was established.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

A 50-year-old resident of Sailyk village was detained for drug possession. Press service of the Central Internal Affairs Department of Chui region reported.

«About 19.47 grams of hashish were found on March 18 in the house of the suspect during search. A criminal case has been initiated under Article 283 (illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues without purpose of sale) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic,» the statement says.

The suspect was arrested and placed in a temporary detention center. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Four Kyrgyzstanis were detained in Moscow for murder of their compatriot. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported with reference to its representative office in Russia.

«On March 22, the duty unit of the police department of Pavshino microdistrict of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Krasnogorsk district of Moscow region received a call that an unconscious man was lying on the ground near one of the houses on Podmoskovniy Boulevard. The police found two citizens of Kyrgyzstan with stab wounds at the scene. 17-year-old native of Sokuluk district was unconscious, doctors of the ambulance team declared him dead. The second victim, 18-year-old native of Suzak district was hospitalized in a territorial hospital.

Recordings of surveillance cameras and evidence were seized at the scene. The Investigation Department for Krasnogorsk city initiated criminal cases on the grounds of crime under articles 105 (murder) and article 105 (attempted murder, two or more persons) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,» the statement says.

Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with the representative office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Russian Federation, identified the suspects and detained them. All four detainees are citizens of Kyrgyzstan aged from 19 to 20.

An air pistol and a knife were found and seized from the suspects. According to preliminary data, the crime resulted from a quarrel.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Employees of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) stopped the activities of a group engaged in the supply and sale of smuggled fuel in Tokmak city and Chui region. Press center of SCNS reported.

«Following the results of check of the fuel storage point, six cars were detained and placed in the impound lot of the Traffic Police Department of the Department of Internal Affairs of Tokmak: four Lexus GX470 cars, a Mitsubishi Pajero and a Mercedes-Benz W14. At least 11 tons of fuel and lubricants were found and seized in the tanks, which were handed over to the Department of the State Tax Service of Tokmak for check,» the statement says.

Source: 24.kg News Agency