In Kyrgyzstan, they managed to detain the former president of Almazbek Atambayev

Special forces detained the former president of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev. This was reported by Interfax with reference to his correspondent who saw what happened.

Atambayev was detained as a result of an operation in the village of Koy-Tash, where his house of Atambayev is located. About two thousand employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took part in it, including the Sobr detachment. The operation was personally led by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Kashkar Dzhunushaliev.

Recall, on the eve of the village of Koy-Tash, which is located 20 km from Bishkek, the alpha special forces the State Committee of the National Security of Kyrgyzstan made an attempt to force the former president of Almazbek Atambayev. It was not possible to detain him, more than 50 people were injured in clashes, one of the special forces died from a gunshot wound. The head of the State Committee of National Security, Orezbek Plambaev, said that Atambayev’s supporters took away several dozen units of military weapons from special forces.

After that on Thursday, a new assault on the house of the former president was undertaken .

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan opened six criminal cases after the events in the village of Koy-Tash. Criminal cases have been instituted under articles on hooliganism, murder, attempted murder and seizure of hostages. The Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, Otkrukbek Dzhamshitov, said that the investigation group was created, photos and videos from social networks are being removed.

The formal reason for the detention of Atambayev was three consistent refusals to come to the criminal case, where he was a witness.