Kyrgyzstan Assassination Plot: Suspected Crime Boss Raimbek Matraimov Held in Pretrial Detention

The corrupt Kyrgyz oligarch Raimbek Matraimov will spend the next month in pretrial detention in Bishkek, after the former deputy head of Kyrgyzstan’s customs service was extradited from Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

Matraimov, once known as the country’s “kingmaker” for the influence his clan held over the Kyrgyz Government, was found to have profited from corrupt schemes he ran at the customs service, laundering at least $700 million for himself by allowing companies to evade import fees.

In October 2020, upon the formation of a ne...

Latest

Languages

Tajikistan’s Rahmon Wants Government Staff to Speak Three Languages

25 mins ago

Economy

Central Asia’s Hospitality Market Showing Significant Growth

42 mins ago

Domestic Violence Bishimbayev

Trial of Former Minister Bishimbayev Charged with Murdering Wife Begins

18 hours ago

Economy Strategy Export/import China Central Asia Kazakhstan Transport Energy Investments

Tokayev Celebrates Kazakh-Chinese Economic Ties at Boao Forum

20 hours ago

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan to Host Another Exhibition of Afghan Goods

22 hours ago

Justice

Kyrgyzstan Assassination Plot: Suspected Crime Boss Raimbek Matraimov Held in Pretrial Detention

24 hours ago

Kyrgyzstan Education Central Asia Social Pharmaceuticals Healthcare

Kyrgyz Surgeons Performed Unique Heart Surgery in One Minute

24 hours ago

Social Legislation Rule of law Uzbekistan Central Asia Culture

Uzbek Cultural Agency Seeks to Prevent Damage to Archaeological Relics

1 day ago

Oil & Gas

Kazakh-Italian Project to Install New Hybrid Power Plant in Zhanaozen

2 days ago

automotive industry

Kazakhstan to Start Producing Cars for Chinese Brand KAIYI

2 days ago

Education

Kyrgyzstan to Switch to 12-Year School System

2 days ago

Energy

Kazakhstan Wants to Import Gas, Electricity From Turkmenistan

2 days ago

EU Corruption

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: the EU’s Indecisive Strategy Towards Eurasia

2 days ago