December 2020
The Kolbaev Connection
By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, OCCRP, Kloop, and Bellingcat A private resort village on the shores of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul is among the clues that connect former Kyrgyz customs boss Raimbek Matraimov and notorious criminal leader Kamchy Kolbaev. Raimbek Matraimov, a shadowy Kyrgyz power broker and former customs official, is an intensely private person. But his…