An unknown man poured sulfuric acid over Interior Ministry Staff Chief and Police Colonel Kirkkeldi Kidirbayev, Interior Ministry Press Secretary Bakit Seyitov told RIA Novosti.
This case occurred at 12:20 (09:20 Moscow time), he said.
"At present Kidirbayev's state is serious and has been hospitalized at the intensive care department. A lawsuit was filed on this case and examination has been launched," Seyitov said. According to preliminary data, roughly two liters of concentrated sulfuric acid was poured over the police officer.
Before this position, Kidirbayev headed the Interior Ministry's interior security service and Central Investigation Department.