New Details Emerge on $590,000 Theft from Investigative Committee

New details have come to light regarding the theft of $590,000 from the building of the Economic Crimes and Smuggling Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee. It turns out that this was the only money stored on the 6th floor of the building, and all the department's investigators were aware of its existence. Moreover, it had been kept there for several months. The money was not transferred to the deposit account of the Investigative Committee even after the first theft attempt.

According to reports from Factinfo, the first theft attempt was recorded as early as December 2024, and an investigation has been initiated regarding the incident. However, the presence of such a large amount of money in the building does not seem to have concerned the Investigative Committee, nor did they act upon the theft attempt; otherwise, they would have taken all necessary steps to uncover it. Instead, no investigation was conducted, and the criminals meticulously planned their next theft.

As previously reported, the thief entered the Investigative Committee building using a fake pass belonging to an investigator. We were able to determine that this occurred during working hours, around 4:30 PM on May 20, and the thief remained inside for the entire night. The exit of the same individual was recorded on May 21, at approximately 8:30 AM. This means he had been in the building for about 16 hours, quietly stealing the money, and when investigators began arriving for work in the morning, he left.

The head of the 5th division has been arrested in connection with this case. The Investigative Committee has confirmed this information and stated that an investigation has been initiated, with one arrest made. The Investigative Committee has so far refrained from making any comments, and there have been no dismissals. It seems normal for $590,000 to be kept in a non-flammable cabinet in the Investigative Committee, even after the first theft attempt. Perhaps this is precisely how it was meant to be; perhaps the money was kept for the purpose of theft.

The chairman of the Investigative Committee must not only dismiss the head of the main department and the deputy chairman responsible for the sector but also personally resign for such laxity within the organization he leads.