OPEN LETTER
"How Murder by Torture and Money Laundering Cases Are Being Closed – And How We Are Threatened When We Refuse to Stay Silent"
To: Representatives of the State Penitentiary Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor’s Office (including the Military Prosecutor’s Office), Ombudsman, human rights defenders, journalists, and all those who still have a conscience!
1. The Nature of the Crimes That Must Not Be Silenced
Let us remind you, in case you have forgotten: on the night of Laylat al-Qadr, in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO-1), Bishkek, Marat Zaripov (a Russian citizen, Muslim, and unconvicted at the time of his death) was brutally tortured and killed. After two weeks of inhuman torture, he was literally boiled alive, suffocated with the “elephant” method, and beaten so viciously that they later tried to attribute everything to cirrhosis. This is all confirmed by photos, the death certificate, and testimonies from fellow inmates.
Cases involving the laundering of up to $2.7 billion (via WhiteBIT and other platforms) have been effectively buried, while the key figures have been “removed from the wanted list” in exchange for multi-million-dollar bribes.
2. “Don’t Touch the Criminals, Punish the Troublemakers” – How This Is Implemented
According to a source close to the Military Prosecutor’s Office:
“The decision to close all cases was made personally at the level of Ulan Omokanovich Niyazbekov. Initially, the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) took the case, then lobbied for its transfer to the Military Prosecutor’s Office, where it stalled, and now it has been handed back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for formal closure. Meanwhile, new criminal cases will be opened against Four Dragons — for ‘document forgery’, ‘defamation’, ‘inciting unrest’... In short, if you want to find an article, you’ll find one.”
With one hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Penitentiary Service are covering up murder and torture, while with the other, they are silencing victims by launching criminal cases against those who ask “inconvenient” questions.
3. Persecution of Our Investors
A criminal case has already been initiated against our key investor, Anton Mordorovich, and he has been put on the wanted list. Plans are in place for international search (via Interpol), despite the complete absence of real evidence — it is a purely political order to silence us after we refused to cover up these atrocities.
4. Testimony of the Former Director
Dmitry Vasyukovich has officially testified that investigators Dogdurbekov and the head of the cyber division, Sharshenbiev, persuaded him to sign a knowingly false statement about “reconciliation” with WhiteBIT, assuring him that “everything had already been decided at the top.”
As a result, the case against WhiteBIT and their own is quietly buried, and anyone who raises their voice is “cleaned out” and discredited through fabricated charges.
5. Open Documents and Photographs
Attached to this letter (see enclosures):
- Photographs of Zaripov’s body showing hematomas and burns.
- Death certificate (with diagnoses that do not correspond to the real injuries — they are simply monstrous).
- Fragments of correspondence where we were warned: “Better not get involved, or you’ll end up like Zaripov.”
6. “Bald One’s” Inheritance — $70 Million
We have been contacted by Zaripov’s former partner (a native of Sochi, mother of his child) with information about large (up to $70 million) “black” assets. This is likely yet another reason why Marat was “removed” in SIZO — so that no one would find out where the money went and how the dirty schemes worked.
In the next 1–2 weeks, she and her lawyers, together with us, will hold a press conference (in Russia and Kyrgyzstan) to present documents and audio recordings. Rest assured, we will not withdraw our statements or beg on our knees, no matter how much those responsible would wish it.
7. Do you really think you will remain unpunished forever?
Ministerial instructions are simple: cover up the torture, don’t touch the executioners, and destroy Four Dragons through criminal charges against investors.
Do you think no one will ever find out what happened in the detention center? Are you sure cases won’t be opened against your own people? Do you believe the “boiler room” story won’t touch you personally? Wake up: we all live in this country, and our children have to live here too!
8. Our position
We are not going to stay silent and we are not afraid of fabricated cases.
All documents, audio recordings, and evidence against the executioners, corrupt officials, and those who put pressure on us will be made public.
If the law doesn’t work in this country, we will turn to international bodies. The history of such cases shows: the outcome is always the same. Why not, at least once, conduct an honest and open investigation?
CONCLUSION
You may, “in Kyrgyz style,” close the case and fabricate new charges against Four Dragons, but this will not change:
- The fact of the brutal murder of Marat Zaripov by medieval methods.
- The leak of information about multi-billion-dollar laundering schemes (WhiteBIT, $2.7 billion).
- The international outcry that is bound to arise once these documents leave your control.
Are you sure that silence is your protection?
Think about what will happen when your “puppet” minister is no longer there to cover for you, and when all these “instructions from above” become public knowledge. Those who are all-powerful today may themselves become “inconvenient” tomorrow — and then you will be “closed” using the same “boiler room” schemes.
We continue to act within the law, even though you trample it.
The Four Dragons Team
Enclosures:
- Photographs of Zaripov’s body (burns, hematomas)
- Death certificate (diagnoses inconsistent with real injuries)
- Correspondence with threats and references to “rules” in SIZO
(The full set of evidence, including audio, will be published at upcoming press conferences.)
Translate below:
For your information, on January 21, 2025, the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs (GUUR MVD) of the Kyrgyz Republic received copies of emails from the Four Dragons company ([email protected]), stating that the head of the department of the GUUR MVD of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sharshenbiev R., allegedly falsified, by order of the crypto exchange WhiteBIT, a Tether audit report to freeze funds of a charitable foundation in Ukraine, instead of funds belonging to clients.
On January 22, 2025, the GUUR MVD of the Kyrgyz Republic received emails from [email protected], addressed to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], in which Tether, Chainalysis, allegedly on behalf of the investigator of the MVD of the Kyrgyz Republic Dokturbekova I. N., were requested to freeze the crypto address TKnA3fj9o9VqwYqdKkAgN6eKa1NtnlMRSj, TWgk1f6ieyj8wWoGVnVEhKJXEfJURvfu.
Upon investigation, it was found that the specified crypto addresses were frozen via the email [email protected], which turned out to have been taken over by a certain Anton Aldzhev from the Four Dragons company. Allegedly, on behalf of Dokturbekova, he appealed to the GUIT MVD KR, and the mentioned email was deactivated.
Not having achieved the desired result, Aldzhev A. began to demand in his emails from [email protected] to unfreeze the specified funds. He also sent an email to the Ukrainian company "Keep your hand up" ([email protected]), claiming that Sharshenbiyev R. had frozen their crypto address in exchange for a bribe of $35,000.
At the same time, Aldzhev Anton did not stop his illegal actions and soon became the source of information leaks to the WhiteBIT exchange, resulting in a much greater loss of assets. According to Dokturbekova I. N., there was a leak from the Four Dragons company’s cryptocurrency assets (as confirmed by Crystal Intelligence in the United States).
Currently, Aldzhev A. continues to send emails on behalf of Dokturbekova I. N., as well as other fictitious letters to law enforcement agencies and international organizations, misleading them. As a result, a criminal case has been initiated against Aldzhev A. regarding the dissemination of knowingly false information.