By empty (8/23/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov has banned the playing of recorded music at public events, on television and at weddings in a bid to fend off foreign influences. A decree signed by Niyazov and published in newspapers \"bans the use in Turkmenistan of sound recordings..

By empty (8/22/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General\'s Office announced on 19 August that it has charged Adil Toigonboev, the son-in-law of former Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev, with fraud, embezzlement, and tax evasion, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. An arrest warrant has been issued and Toigonboev is currently being sought in connection with the charges. Prosecutors said that in one episode, Toigonbaev hid $16 million in profits from Aalam Service, a service company that supplied the U.

By empty (8/22/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Nikolai Tanaev arrived in Bishkek on 22 August and met with Prosecutor-General Azimbek Beknazarov. Tanaev, who faces three criminal cases in Kyrgyzstan, went free after his testimony; prosecutors had initially wanted to arrest him, but after he voluntarily appeared to present testimony they agreed to release him on his own recognizance after he signed a statement that he will not leave the country. Maksim Maksimovich, the lawyer representing Tanaev, told reporters that his client met with Prosecutor-General Beknazarov for two and a half hours in the morning.