Uzbek law enforcement launched two criminal cases against Kyrgyz MP Emil Zhamgyrchiev, today announced the chief of the Kyrgyz State National Security Committee, Kamchybek Tashiev at a meeting of the Kyrgyz parliament.
The Kyrgyz MPs are discussing the findings of the commission’s work on the proposal of Prosecutor General Kurmankul Zulushev to give consent to bring Emil Zhamgyrchiev to criminal liability.
According to Kamchybek Tashiev, they interrogated Salim Abduvaliev.
“He testified and confirmed that he had met with Zhamgyrchiev, who asked for help to restore order among the officials of Kyrgyzstan. To which Salimbai replied that his authority does not extend to Kyrgyzstan. Then it turned out that Zhamgyrchiev had cheated Abduvaliev’s assistant. He stayed at the hotel for several days and left without paying. Therefore, Uzbekistan opened two cases, one under the article “Fraud”, the second - “Illegal crossing of the state border charges, said the head of the State Committee for National Security.
Earlier the MPs’ commission agreed to prosecute deputy Emil Zhamgyrchiev.
In 2020, Emil Zhamgyrchiev and Baktybek Kalmuratov were accused of receiving a bribe from a businessman for a positive solution to questions about a criminal case of smuggling. The victim, Emir Emilkanov, renounced his claims against the accused. The Pervomaisky district and Bishkek city courts acquitted both defendants for lack of evidence of a crime.
