Kyrgyz prosecutors asked a Bishkek court to sentence Maya Alieva, who is the mother of late criminal kingpin Kamchy Kolbaev (aka Kamchybek Asanbek), to 10 years in prison on a charge of money laundering, lawyer Baktybek Jumashev told RFE/RL on August 5. Kolbaev, who was killed during a police operation in Bishkek in October 2023, was a leader of the so-called Brothers' Circle, a Eurasian drug-trafficking network. In 2014, the U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of Kolbaev's criminal network. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyz Prosecutors Seek 10 Years In Prison For Late Criminal Kingpin's Mother
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