Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASTANA330
2008-02-15 09:35:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
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UNCLAS ASTANA 000330
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER),G/TIP, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
PROSTITUTION RING.
REF: 07 ASTANA 3182
UNCLAS ASTANA 000330
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER),G/TIP, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
PROSTITUTION RING.
REF: 07 ASTANA 3182
1. On February 12, the Almaty regional court sentenced Captain Igor
Morozov, the former head of the anti-trafficking in persons unit of
the Ministry of Interior (MVD),and Olga Kodonidi, the infamous
madam he protected.
2. Captain Igor Morozov was convicted of abuse of professional
functions and falsification of evidence and was sentenced to 6.5
years in prison. Olga Kodonidi was found guilty of charges related
to the operation of brothels and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
3. In March 2007, a local newspaper began an investigation and
published a series of articles about Captain Morozov, who was on the
payroll of Kodonidi, one of the most successful madams in Almaty.
Kodonidi, also known as Mama Roza, had an estimated net worth of
five million dollars and a monthly income of $60,000. She employed
approximately 100 prostitutes between the ages of 18 and 25 from
Central Asia, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Captain Morozov was paid
thousands of dollars a month to protect Mama Roza and her
enterprises (Reftel).
ORDWAY
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER),G/TIP, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
PROSTITUTION RING.
REF: 07 ASTANA 3182
1. On February 12, the Almaty regional court sentenced Captain Igor
Morozov, the former head of the anti-trafficking in persons unit of
the Ministry of Interior (MVD),and Olga Kodonidi, the infamous
madam he protected.
2. Captain Igor Morozov was convicted of abuse of professional
functions and falsification of evidence and was sentenced to 6.5
years in prison. Olga Kodonidi was found guilty of charges related
to the operation of brothels and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
3. In March 2007, a local newspaper began an investigation and
published a series of articles about Captain Morozov, who was on the
payroll of Kodonidi, one of the most successful madams in Almaty.
Kodonidi, also known as Mama Roza, had an estimated net worth of
five million dollars and a monthly income of $60,000. She employed
approximately 100 prostitutes between the ages of 18 and 25 from
Central Asia, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Captain Morozov was paid
thousands of dollars a month to protect Mama Roza and her
enterprises (Reftel).
ORDWAY