14.03.2006


The annual turnover of the industry of sex-services in capital makes $1,3 million .

Bishkek. (Agency “AKIpress) - According to the report " the estimation of practice of militia and sex work in Bishkek. The review of existing interventions and strategy ", a turn of the industry only in Bishkek for a year, on estimated data, reaches 1,3 million US dollars. The turn in a week makes about one million soms. (data for 2004).

According to the report, ponces in organized places in premises have arrangements with local regional departments of Internal Affairs or city police stations in the neighbourhood. Ponces and independent workers who work on patches , make agreements with various regional departments of Internal Affairs , departments of militia and other levels of law enforcement bodies in city.

One of key informants has mentioned following levels of militia which demand a payment from ponces on patches in Bishkek on a regular or irregular basis:

-chief of city department of militia -from 500 up to 800 soms in a week;

- patrol- on point duty service of October regional department of Internal Affairs – 100 soms in day, depending on quantity of girls the sum can vary;

-local (the quarter militiaman from city department of militia )-up to 2000 soms a week;
Regional department of Internal Affairs - 150 soms in a week;

-employees of militia from regional department of Internal Affairs - from 50 up to 100 soms in day.

Less regular payments to the ponce:

-the management of Internal Affairs ,depending on a rank of those employee, who is on duty - from 50 up to 300 soms in a week or in day;

The-group of the Republican cutis -venereologic clinic takes from 50 dollars up to 100 dollars a month (now in a week from 1500 soms up to 2000 soms. ).

Also according to the report, the most successful sex business in Bishkek is organized by the woman connected with high official circles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The chief of a city department of militia of October regional department of Internal Affairs Alvaresa Yusupov did not deny the fact of communication of separate militiamen with sponces. As he said, concerning unfair militiamen in single instances applications from sex-workers was received. He also has confirmed, that he has written the official report addressed to the Chief of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs with the request to discuss and check up case of militiaman Bahtiyar Djumashev.

Under the version of workers of public organizations, B.Djumashev in the past year has been arrested by workers of the service of National Safety of Kyrgyz Republic under the sanction of the public prosecutor of October Office of Public Prosecutor Oleg Fomitchyov after the application of sex-working woman about regular extortion by B.Dzhumashev. However, he has been released. On March, 4th, 2005 under clause “hooliganism” he has been arrested sex-working woman which before has written the application. Criminal case concerning her till now is not stopped ( she has been released under a subscription about not-leaving the place).

What incomes have a militia of trafficking. Militia complains on small salaries "Ponce": the militia do not pay attention to "panel" for 80 thousand in a month (reporting).

Bishkek. (Agency «AKIpress) - the action on distribution of condoms and brochures about AIDS among " working women of sex " took place on February, 4th 2006 in Bishkek, which was held by the employees of the Department on preventive measures of HIV/AIDS of the National society of the Red half moon. The correspondent of agency «AKIpress» has taken part in evening spot-check on several points".
Employees of the National Society of red half-moon also stuck on trees the announcement, told to prostitutes where it is possible to pass free-of-charge inspection on a HIV.
Condoms missed at once : everyone took also with a stock, both "girl-friend", and "mummy":
"elastic bands came ". " What is that : I have sixteen girls, give me more! ", - were indignant ponds.
"We know you. Recently too came from the street Soviet-Donetsk , and have then printed in the newspaper. We do not want, that our parents have seen, - watchful some people concerned to journalists. - oh, you precisely dangerous, have begun questions ".

In other place of "working woman" have told, that on the eve from them took interview for any telechannel. " They did not shoot our faces , only a soundtrack wrote down ". Interview was, as they said, about trade of people. According to one of girls, those who fondly come across in such traps and allow to take out themselves to other country, and are guilty their selves. .

It was possible to participants of spot-check to get acquainted this evening with girls who work, without ponce , it was possible to get acquainted with "mummy", she s 21 years old. One of "working women" has appeared mother of three children, pregnant with fourth.

One more woman as has appeared, works on other work in the afternoon, the child goes to musical school.

As a main problem, all working women of "panel" have named the militia. As they said, employees of militia come some times for a night. The rate--50-100 soms for one. If the little girl will be locked in the receiver after militian spot-check, to get out her it is possible for 400-500 soms. That little girl who was afraid, that her photo will be print in the newspaper, has informed, that about 80 % earnings, she gave "cops". According to her "mummy" 80 thousand soms she gave in a month, that militia will not interfere her "business".

On a question, whether those, who are represented as employees of power bodies show certificates, little girls have answered, that show. As they said, sometimes they take them, and then, showing a certificate, refuse to pay.

Quotations on services, according to girls, are those: 200-250 soms in an hour, from 500 up to 700 soms for a night, anal sex- 700 soms for one time, oral 300 soms. They assured, that never to an apartment to the client go, and name them familiar hotel.

Clients approached one behind another on cars or in a taxi. In one place some mummies amicably persuaded little girls to go together with clients to whom those have concerned with suspicion and all have flatly refused.

There was a small incident when the client angry, probably, by that has dug into participants of spot-check, has tried to swear with them: "What do you think, that something will change, if you will here and distribute? They are wiped up by your booklets. What, have distributed books? Go now and distribute in other place ".
One of employees of National Society of the Red-half moon told [all of them have wished to remain not named], that before the Department on preventive measures of AID/HIV was engaged in distribution of condoms and brochures of youth in discos, in night clubs. Now they are measured to work directly with groups of risk: working women of sex and addicts. As she said, similar spot-checks on " points of gathering of prostitues" become regular.