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| Title | Kyrgyz activists demand Turk's extradition from Kazakhstan |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Turkey |
| Publication Date | 13 August 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyrgyz activists demand Turk's extradition from Kazakhstan, 13 August 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e5cdbaa28.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. |
Kyrgyz activists demand Turk's extradition from Kazakhstan
August 13, 2011
Turkish businessman Gunesh Yilmaz in a Bishkek court
BISHKEK – About a dozen Kyrgyz activists have protested in front of the Turkish and Kazakh embassies in Bishkek to demand the extradition of a Turkish man wanted for assault, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Gunes Yilmaz, a former employee of the Beta Stores hypermarket in Bishkek, fled Kyrgyzstan after assault charges were brought against him by his former colleague, Cholpon Oruzbaeva.
Yilmaz was arrested by Kazakh border guards in June while crossing the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border.
Kyrgyz Youth Council Chairman Ulan Esenkojoev told RFE/RL that the activists' main demands were financial compensation for Oruzbaeva, the extradition of Yilmaz from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, and the prosecution of the Kyrgyz judges who allowed him to be released from detention.
Yilmaz was accused in April of assaulting Oruzbaeva. A Bishkek court ruled he should be jailed for two months, but the Bishkek City Court annulled that ruling and released Yilmaz on bail on the condition he not leave the country.
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Topics: Extradition,
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