Court rules to unfreeze bank accounts of Azattyk, Kloop, 24.kg

AKIPRESS.COM - The Sverdlovskiy District Court of Bishkek today has ruled to unfreeze bank accounts of Azattyk, Kloop, 24.kg. The ruling was announced by judge Jyldyz Ibraimova.
The judge said the plaintiffs requested to unfreeze the bank accounts.
The bank accounts of Azattyk, Kloop, 24.kg were frozen in the evening of December 12, two days after the Matraimovs filed a defamation lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed over the joint journalist investigation by Azattyk, Kloop, OCCRP.
The reports claimed former State Customs Service Vice Chairman Raimbek Matraimov was involved into the gray corruption schemes on customs and protected smuggling of goods from China to Kyrgyzstan.
The Matraimovs seeks 22.5 million soms compensation from Azattyk, 12.5 million soms compensation from Kloop, 10 million soms compensation from journalist ali Toktakunov, 15 million soms compensation from 24.kg, which just republished the investigative reports.