The former head of the Directorate for Management of Development Fund of Issyk-Kul region was detained. Press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

«A criminal case has been initiated against officials of the Directorate for Management of Issyk-Kul Region Development Fund under Articles 337 (abuse of official position) and 210 (misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to investigators, in 2017 they illegally transferred state funds allocated for the construction of a football field in the village of Ananyevo to the account of a construction company,» the statement says.

The former head of the directorate and the head of the construction firm were detained on suspicion of committing the crime. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: 24.kg News Agency