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Kyrgyzstan organized crime
![In Kyrgyzstan, Pendulum Swings Hard Against Matraimov With Arrest In Kyrgyzstan, Pendulum Swings Hard Against Matraimov With Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-27-152620.jpg)
In Kyrgyzstan, Pendulum Swings Hard Against Matraimov With Arrest
By Catherine Putz
Over the last five years, Kyrgyz authorities have repeatedly had their hands on notoriously corrupt former official Raimbek Matraimov and each time let him go. Will this time be different?
![Voices of Doubt: Unraveling the Ambiguities Surrounding Kolbaev’s Killing Voices of Doubt: Unraveling the Ambiguities Surrounding Kolbaev’s Killing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-10-142648.jpg)
Voices of Doubt: Unraveling the Ambiguities Surrounding Kolbaev’s Killing
By Aksana Ismailbekova
The Kyrgyz public’s doubts and questions about the Kolbaev killing are the expression of what they cannot see for lack of a transparent legal system amid the state’s apparent fight against criminality.
![Kyrgyz Kingpin Kolbaev Killed in Bishkek Pub by Security Services Kyrgyz Kingpin Kolbaev Killed in Bishkek Pub by Security Services](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-02_15-05-13.jpg)
Kyrgyz Kingpin Kolbaev Killed in Bishkek Pub by Security Services
By Catherine Putz
Kolbaev’s death was a sudden end to a long, infamous, career of escaping the law both internationally and within Kyrgyzstan.
![US Decries Release of Kyrgyz ‘Crime Boss’ Kolbaev US Decries Release of Kyrgyz ‘Crime Boss’ Kolbaev](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-02_15-05-13.jpg)
US Decries Release of Kyrgyz ‘Crime Boss’ Kolbaev
By Catherine Putz
Since 2014, the U.S. has offered a $1 million reward to information leading to the disruption of Kolbaev's alleged criminal network. No takers, so far.
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