Kyrgyz Customs Officer Reportedly Under Investigation

The deputy head of the Kyrgyzstan’s State Customs Service, Sultan Mamasadykov, told journalists that an employee of the service, Erkin Aidarov, is suspected of smuggling cash out of the mountainous Central Asian country.
Saimaiti, a «self-confessed money launderer,» was shot at a cafe in Istanbul on November 10. At present, the Matraimov family is suing RFE/RL and Kloop for libel. The initial lawsuit, according to RFE/RL, demanded more than $850,000 in compensation for the alleged damages: 10 million soms from Ali Toktakunov, an RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service journalist; 22.5 million soms from Azattyk; 12.5 million soms from Kloop; and 15 million soms from 24.kg.

This article was written by KATHERIN PUTZ

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