Commander of the military unit of the Kyrgyz Border Service in Karakol, his deputy, a warrant officer and an individual entrepreneur have been detained following an inspection by the Military Prosecutor’s Office. The reason for the inspections was a video message from junior sergeant (sanitary instructor) Zhyldyz Asanakunova, where she talked about cases of hazing in the unit, as well as the purchase of low-quality food products, etc., according to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Report informs referring to Kyrgyz media.

“The military prosecutor’s office conducted an inspection based on a video message about the commission of a number of illegal actions by responsible officials of military unit No. 2028. During the inspection, based on the five arguments specified in Asanakunova’s appeal, facts of violations of the law were revealed,” the message says.

Cases have been initiated against responsible officials of the military unit under Articles 337 (“Abuse of official position”), 346 (“Forgery of Officials”), 210 (“Misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property”) and 131 (“Causing less serious harm to health”) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

In her appeal, Asanakunova claimed that soldiers were being beaten at the military unit in Karakol, and they were also purchasing expired food. The Border Service denied this statement, saying that the purchase of products is carried out through tenders, and the information about hazing is untrue.