BISHKEK, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Former Deputy Prime Minister Duishenbek Zilaliyev has been detained in Kyrgyzstan for hiding property, the government announced Monday.
Zilaliyev was arrested on Dec. 7 on suspicion of hiding a part of his property from his mandatory income declaration, according to the country's National Security Committee.
He held various senior positions from 2011 to 2017, including chairman of the State Property Management Fund and director of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources of Kyrgyzstan.
Zilaliyev declared that he and his wife earned about 42,000 U.S. dollars during that period. However, the government investigation revealed that Zilaliyev, while in public service, hid 889,900 dollars, which were kept in a branch of a commercial bank until September this year.
The official also used his relatives' and other people's names to register his real estate, including apartments and houses, in order to conceal his property.
While being the director of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources, he allegedly issued a number of licenses to his relatives for gold, limestone and other deposits in Kyrgyzstan, an investigation showed.
