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Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Moldokmatov Arrested On Charge Of Organizing Mass Disorder
May 10, 2021 09:42 GMT
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BISHKEK A Kyrgyz opposition politician and an outspoken critic of President Sadyr Japarov has been arrested on a charge of organizing mass disorder in October over anti-government rallies protesting the official results of parliamentary elections.
Jenish Moldokmatov s lawyer, Kantemir Turdaliev, told RFE/RL s Kyrgyz Service on May 10 that his client was arrested and sent to pretrial detention for two months over the weekend.
Turdaliev called the charge absurd and said the court s May 8 ruling will be appealed.
During the court hearing over his arrest, Moldokmatov rejected the charge, calling it politically motivated, his lawyer said.