After a repeated assault on Thursday afternoon, August 8, the security forces detained and removed from the residence in the ancestral village of Koi-Tash the former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, the reported . 24.kg resource
- Atambayev decided to surrender after negotiations with the authorities. His headquarters intends to defend Atambayev in court.
- At about 17.00 Moscow time, the ex-president was taken to the Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic in Bishkek. His closest associates were brought along with him.
- On Thursday afternoon, special forces managed to ram the gate, break into the courtyard of the residence and neutralize his supporters.
- The ex-president faces a life sentence already on previous charges of corruption. In June, he was stripped of the official status of ex-president, which gives him immunity. The death penalty has been abolished in Kyrgyzstan.
- The special forces besieged the residence of the ex-president for almost a day, the number of victims on both sides reaches 80 people. One commando was killed.
- You can find out about what happened in Kyrgyzstan the day before here .
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