In Kyrgyzstan, due to the death of a boy in the mountains, a criminal case was opened and three officials in the Ministry of Emergency Situations were fired.
In Kyrgyzstan, after the death of 14-year-old Amir Konakunov in the Ala-Archa gorge near Bishkek, the military prosecutor's office opened a criminal case for negligence. In addition, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kanatbek Chinibaev, was severely reprimanded, and three heads of the department were fired. The presidential administration announces this.
The body of Konakunov, who died, according to preliminary information, from hypothermia, was found in the Elektro Peak area on November 9 during a search and rescue operation. On the evening of November 7, a call was received from him to a single emergency number 112. The boy reported that he got lost going down the mountain and asked for help. The incident caused a widespread public uproar in Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations was accused of not making enough efforts to save the boy.
An investigation into the incident was carried out, which revealed serious deficiencies in the organization of the search and rescue operation. As the committee found, EMERCOM employees did not pass information on the incident to the heads of the relevant departments in a timely manner. We also identified deficiencies in the interaction between the duty services and the rescue teams, the organization of the searches and departmental control.
Minister Chinibaev received a severe reprimand for serious deficiencies in the work of the subordinate units and insufficient departmental control.
The following were released from their positions: Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Almazbek Asanov, Head of the Crisis Management Center in the Ministry of Emergency Situations Ezi Agambardayev, Head of the State Center for Training Lifeguards of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Tinerbek Morshov.
Also, as part of the criminal case, the military attorney's office will have to study the circumstances of the incident, the timeliness and completeness of the measures taken to save the boy, as well as the actions and inactions of the responsible parties in the Ministry of Emergency Situations.