Japarov will send his “friend” Tashiev behind bars?

In Kyrgyzstan, criminal cases have been initiated against several former high-ranking officials for an attempted coup.

According to the Kyrgyz portal 24.kg, citing lawyer Sherdor Abdykaparov, among the suspects are former head of the State National Security Committee Kamchybek Tashiev, former deputy Kurmankul Zulushiev, and former speaker of parliament Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu.

According to the publication, on April 28, all three were summoned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and interrogated for several hours before being released.

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It is reported that the former high-ranking officials are accused of serious crimes such as organizing mass riots and actions that the investigation considers an attempt at a coup and a violent seizure of power.

Official details of the charges and the progress of the investigation are not disclosed. According to Kyrgyz media, the investigation is related to the so-called “letter 75.”

It was previously reported that in February of this year, 75 individuals, including prominent figures and high-ranking officials, sent an appeal to Sadyr Japarov and the speaker of parliament calling for early presidential elections.

Immediately after this, Kamchybek Tashiev was relieved of his positions as head of the State National Security Committee and deputy chairman of the cabinet of ministers, and the State National Security Committee was reorganized. Several high-ranking officials were also dismissed. Speaker of parliament Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu resigned and surrendered his deputy mandate, while deputy Kurmankul Zulushiev also surrendered his deputy mandate.

A criminal case was initiated regarding this matter. Some of the individuals who signed the “letter 75” were detained on charges of organizing mass riots and placed in custody.

Earlier, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov stated that his “friend” Kamchybek Tashiev denied meeting with the authors of this letter. At the same time, Japarov emphasized that Kamchybek Tashiev would never hold government positions again.