Several cases launched against Aierken Saimaiti — Defense Council

AKIPRESS.COM - The activities of law enforcement bodies on publications and journalist researches about Aierken Saimaiti are under the control of the Defense Council of Kyrgyzstan, Secretary of the Defense Council Damir Sagynbayev said on November 25 at the press conference in Kabar. According to Sagynbayev, the law enforcement bodies provided the following information after last publications of Azattyk and Kloop media.
"On November 22, the General Prosecutor's Office of Kyrgyzstan registered the materials to check the reported facts [murder attempt]. Yesterday on November 24, the pre-trial investigation on the given criminal case has been handed to the investigation department of the National Security Committee and on the same day the General Prosecutor's Office created an interdepartmental investigation group composed of investigators from GKNB, financial police and the Interior Ministry. To date, all necessary investigation activities are underway," Sagynbayev noted.
He said that Saimaiti was not a citizen of Kyrgyzstan.
"As it was earlier reported by law enforcement bodies, Saimaiti illegally got passport and the ID card for Erkin Samyatov. He received these documents in the departments of the State Registration Service of Suzak district in 2014. This fact was revealed in July 2019. That of guilty was established. It was an employee of the State Registration Service. Today, the criminal case is under consideration o fthe Suzak district. In September 2019, the materials against Saimaiti were severed from other charges as an illegal use of passport of a citizen of Kyrgyzstan," he said.
The Secretary of the Defense Council noted that materials on legalization of embezzlement article on the first research of Azattyk, where $700 million were transferred from the country through various banks, were registered in June 2019.
The financial police checked the documents on money transfers of Saimaiti. Then the tax inspection was carried out, according to him.
In August 2019, the materials against Saimaiti on tax evasion were severed from other charges and registered in the single register. In late August, Saimaiti was suspected in absentia of tax evasion and the Pervomay district court found him guilty in absentia.