The criminal case against the former President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, in which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, was sent for retrial. It has been reported TASS Citing a source in the Supreme Court of the Republic.
It was noted that the case would be discussed by the Supreme Court upon the request of the politician’s lawyers.
Atambayev was President of Kyrgyzstan from 2011 to 2017. In June 2019, his presidential immunity was lifted and he was detained in a corruption case. After that, Atambaev was briefly released in October 2020 at the request of protesters in Bishkek, but was detained again a few days later, including on new charges of organizing mass riots in the center of the Kyrgyz capital.
In June last year, it became known that Atambayeva. acquittal in case of riots and an attempt to seize power in 2020.
It was later reported that the prison service. refused For Atambaev’s permission to receive treatment in Moscow.