Bolot Temirov

Affiliated media: Temirov Live , Editor-in-chief, Investigative journalist

Incident date: June 21, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: 24.kg

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

Sverdlovsky District Court of Bishkek began the trial in the case against the journalist. According to the investigation, Temirov illegally obtained a passport of a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, as well as a forged military ticket. According to the state prosecutor, he traveled abroad illegally several times with a fake passport. In addition, Temirov is accused of illegal possession of drugs. «I do not plead guilty, — Temirov said during the hearing. — I believe that the cases have been fabricated». The reporter links the pressure to a journalistic investigation that the company of Kamchybek Tashiyev, the son of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, had several tenders in Jalal-Abad, a city in the south of the country, as well as to a published article about the fuel business of the family of the head of the security services. Four criminal cases were initiated against the investigative journalist. In January 2022, he was accused of drug possession.