Economy minister on reasons for worsening of investment climate in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Sept.4, 2019. /Kabar/. The investment climate in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated over the past few months, Economy Minister Sanjar Mukanbetov said at the Parliament’s session.
During the meeting, Parliament Member Ruslan Kazakbayev said all Kyrgyzstan’s major businessmen withdraw their capital abroad.
The economy minister stated that the investment climate has really deteriorated in the last few months.
"This is due to the work of Kyzyl-Ompol, Solton-Sary deposits and the events on Aug. 10. This leaves a heavy imprint on the investment appeal," Mukanbetov said.
The special forces of the State Committee for National Security conducted a special operation on Aug. 7-8 to detain former president Almazbek Atambayev, which resulted in clashes between law enforcement agencies and Atambayev’s supporters. During a special operation to detain the former president, one soldier of the special forces was killed, over 100 were injured.
Former president Atambayev, 62, is charged in corruption, including the suspected corruption during the reconstruction of Bishkek's thermal power station, the unlawful obtaining of land for building his residential house, and helping release Chechen criminal Aziz Batukayev during his presidency from Dec. 2011 to Nov. 2017.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan summoned Atambayev for questioning three times on the case of unlawful release of criminal authority Batukayev, but Atambayev ignored them. Later, Kyrgyz authorities decided to detain him by force.
On Aug. 8, law enforcement authorities detained Atambayev in his house in the village of Koi-Tash; he was placed in the pre-trial detention center until Aug. 26.
On Aug. 20, the Pervomaisky District Court extended his detention until Oct. 26 of this year.