Kyrgyzstan s Former Kingmaker Matraimov Brought Home As Enemy Of The State globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Raimbek Matraimov, an ex-customs official accused of stealing millions of dollars from Kyrgyzstan, was once a notorious powerbroker. But he’s wanted for allegedly plotting to take out top officials in President Sadyr Japarov’s government and has now been extradited from Azerbaijan.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s public appearance with a Chinese-born businessman at the heart of a media investigation into contraband in Kyrgyzstan has raised questions about the government’s commitment to combating corruption.