STC chairman comments on audio recording that spread on social networks, pleads guilty and gives explanation to the public

“I firmly believe that a leader should exercise restraint even in difficult situations, and I admit that I acted against that in the above situation. Feeling responsible for what happened, I had a private conversation with the department head and we put an end to the unpleasant incident together. But that doesn’t absolve me of responsibility,” the STC chairman said in a statement.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the insult is punishable by a fine of 4,460,000 soums to 8,920,000 soums.