Bishkek Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Businessman Pavel Tyo

Russian businessman Pavel Tyo

The Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on March 12 that a Bishkek court issued an arrest warrant for noted Russian businessman Pavel Tyo over alleged links with the late criminal kingpin Kamchybek Kolbaev (aka Asanbek), who was shot dead by police in a special operation in Bishkek in October. Tyo, aka Pasha Koreyets (Pasha the Korean), owns Russian construction giant Capital Group. According to the UKMK, Tyo is a member of the Brothers' Circle transnational criminal organization composed of leaders and members of several Eurasian criminal groups, which Kolbaev and his associates also belonged to. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.