National Security Service Chairman Kalyk Imankulov told a session of the Legislative Assembly (the lower parliament chamber) on 5 September there is evidence suggesting that parliament deputy Tursunbal Bakir Uulu maintained contacts with the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, RFE/RL's Bishkek bureau reported. Imankulov claimed that calls have been made from a mobile phone registered in Bakir Uulu's name to "extremists" in Afghanistan. In 1999, Bakir Uulu helped to negotiate the release of hostages seized by the IMU in southern Kyrgyzstan. Bakir Uulu told RFE/RL later on 5 September that he will sue Imankulov. (RFE/RL)