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| Title | Protesters demand detained Kyrgyz governor's release |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Publication Date | 10 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Protesters demand detained Kyrgyz governor's release, 10 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e9ea7a123.html [accessed 4 June 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. |
Protesters demand detained Kyrgyz governor's release
October 10, 2011
ALA-BUKA, Kyrgyzstan – Some 1,000 protesters blocked the entrance to a district government building in southern Kyrgyzstan today to demand the release of the local governor who was detained for suspected bribe-taking, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Ulan Baimyrzaev, governor of Ala-Buka district in southern Jalal-Abad region, was arrested over the weekend in the southern city of Osh. He is currently being held in a pretrial detention center in Osh.
The protesters in Ala-Buka say they do not believe that Baimyrzaev took bribes and claim that his arrest is politically motivated.
They say Baimyrzaev played a key role in promoting reconciliation between local Uzbeks and Kyrgyz after the deadly clashes between the two ethnic groups in mid-June last year.
Local law enforcement officials have not yet issued any statement about Baimyrzaev's arrest.
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