In Bishkek, nephrologist Nasira Beishebaeva has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment. The case has caused enormous resonance on social media, with people speaking out en masse in defense of Nasira. The case concerns the treatment of a 14-year-old patient who underwent amputation of her leg after thrombosis of the lower limb. The defense intends to appeal the court's decision. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to Kaktus.media, the story began in the autumn of 2025. On October 11, Aidai (name changed) was hospitalized in the nephrology department of the National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH).
On October 11, 2025, 14-year-old Aidai (name changed) was admitted to the NCMCH after an acute respiratory viral infection with complaints of pain in the kidney area. She was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome and discharged home two weeks later.
A week later, the girl's leg began to hurt severely at night, and below the knee it became cold. After repeated hospitalization, her condition did not improve. On November 9, Aidai lost consciousness, after which she underwent another ultrasound and was found to have thrombosis of the lower limb.
Aidai was sent to the vascular department of the National Hospital, but treatment did not help restore blood flow. Doctors informed the family of the need for amputation.
The parents refused the operation and took their daughter to Turkey. There, over seven months, she underwent ten operations, but the leg could not be saved. According to the mother, Turkish doctors stated that by the time of the visit it was already too late.
After returning from Turkey, Aidai's mother began approaching various state bodies, demanding an investigation into the circumstances of her daughter's treatment.
The Internal Affairs Department of the Leninsky district of Bishkek opened a criminal case, and the investigative service ordered a forensic medical examination.
In February 2026, charges were brought against NCMCH nephrologist Nasira Beishebaeva. She was charged with improper performance of professional duties by a medical worker, resulting in grave harm through negligence.
During the proceedings, Beishebaeva was placed under house arrest as a preventive measure.
Later, the Leninsky District Court sentenced the doctor to three years of imprisonment, but replaced the punishment with probationary supervision. In addition, the court banned Beishebaeva from practicing medicine for three years.
Then the Bishkek City Court reviewed the case. It overturned the district court's decision and imposed a real three-year prison sentence on the doctor. Beishebaeva was taken into custody right in the courtroom and sent to a pre-trial detention center.
The doctor's lawyer, Yevgenia Krapivina, stated that the defense intends to appeal the decision.
"The NCMCH has lost a nephrologist. The country has lost a doctor, children have lost a mother. Nasira Beishebaeva will serve her sentence in a women's colony for trying with all her might to help her patient and treat her. But not everything depends on the doctor's will," Krapivina said on her social media.
The lawyer also noted that the court made its decision too quickly: according to Yevgenia, the hearing lasted about an hour and a half.
The Central Committee of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of Kyrgyzstan spoke out in support of Beishebaeva. The organization said it understands the feelings of the patient's family but emphasized the specifics of the medical profession.
"A doctor, fulfilling his professional duty, has neither professional nor human reason to intentionally harm a patient's health," the trade union noted.
The trade union announced its intention to provide Nasira with the necessary support and to assist in protecting her lawful rights and interests.
The case is being actively discussed on social media. Patients, medics, and the doctor's students are speaking out in her support. Beishebaeva is called one of the best pediatric nephrologists in Kyrgyzstan, and people share stories of the families she has helped:
"She is the ONLY one in the Kyrgyz Republic who manages children after kidney transplantation, there simply are no others."
"If it weren't for her, that child could have died! Instead of gratitude for a saved life, they filed a lawsuit and put her in prison."
"Medicine does not work by the formula: 'severe outcome = doctor must go to prison.'"
"Nasira Beishebaeva, a nephrologist at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health, was sentenced to three years in prison. For what? For treating a severe patient, and the disease turned out to be stronger, and the girl lost her leg. Not for indifference, not for refusing to help, not for drunkenness at the workplace. For a complication."
A petition was also released in support of the doctor. Its authors call for a review of the verdict and take into account Nasira's professional contribution.
Earlier, Kursiv Health wrote about the verdict for the head of dental clinics in Konaev, who processed fictitious procedures for children with pathologies.
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