KYRGYZSTAN TRIALS FORMER PRESIDENT

Kyrgyzstan ex-president Almazbek Atambayev at court

epa10341300 Former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambaev (C) arrives at a court during hearing on the June 2010 riots in Osh region, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 01 December 2022. The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek continues to consider the criminal case on the June 2010 events. The investigation of the criminal case on the June events was resumed in April 2021. The investigation is underway under the article 'Abuse of official position' of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The case was initiated against officials of the interim government on the fact of facilitating the unhindered illegal departure of the notorious Kadyrzhan Batyrov outside the country, which was one of the reasons that led to tragic consequences in May-June 2010 in the south of the republic. Almazbek Atambayev was the President of Kyrgyzstan from 2011 to 2017. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

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