Kyrgyzstan Security Agency Dismisses 96 Employees Amid Reform

Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has dismissed 96 employees as part of an ongoing reform aimed at purging corrupt officials. Alisher Erbaev, the deputy chairman of the GKNB, announced the figures during a parliamentary committee meeting on June 23.

Erbaev confirmed that 24 other employees are facing criminal charges, and the committee is actively initiating its own cases. He described the changes as structural and systemic, indicating a broader effort to reform the security apparatus.

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On the current moment, 96 employees have been dismissed from work, and criminal cases have been initiated against another 24 employees. There are also cases that we initiated ourselves.

The dismissals and investigations come in response to public complaints about the conduct of GKNB employees. Deputy Elvira Surabaldieva highlighted that citizens are awaiting positive changes and reactions to the numerous grievances filed against the committee's staff. Erbaev also noted that the Prosecutor General's Office has received 386 complaints, which are currently under investigation.

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Citizens of the country are waiting for positive changes in the work of the GKNB. We receive many complaints about the actions of the committee's employees, and people are waiting for a reaction to them.