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| Title | Undead Kyrgyz Protester Resurfaces |
| Publisher | Institute for War and Peace Reporting |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Publication Date | 3 May 2011 |
| Cite as | Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Undead Kyrgyz Protester Resurfaces, 3 May 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4dc797001e.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Undead Kyrgyz Protester Resurfaces
As Kyrgyzstan marked the first anniversary of the April 2010 revolution which forced President Kurmanbek Bakiev from office and left over 70 protesters dead, a scandal has erupted around one victim who turns out to be alive and well.
The Kyrgyz parliament has been shown a video of taxi driver Maralbek Maksembekov being interviewed in Russia, although he was reported as having been killed when security forces fired on anti-Bakiev demonstrators last year.
Maksembekov was not in Kyrgyzstan during last year's protests, and was out of contact with his family there. His son is accused of forging documents so that he could claim compensation from the state.
Questions are now being asked about the procedures used by state institutions to verify and document reported deaths of this kind, since someone's body was identified as that of Maksembekov at a Bishkek morgue, with cause of death put down as gunshot wounds.
Topics: Political situation, Persecution based on political opinion,
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