KYRGYZ AUTHORITIES ARREST EX-SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT
By empty (6/20/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Bishkek police chief Omurbek Subanaliev told RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service on 19 June that police have arrested Mukar Cholponbaev, the former speaker of Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament, in connection with unrest in the capital on 17 June. Subanaliev alleged that Cholponbaev led the effort to seize the main government building in Bishkek on 17 June. Subanaliev added that Kyrgyz police have issued a warrant for the arrest of would-be presidential candidate Baryktabasov, who authorities allege was the financer and organizer of the 17 June demonstration.Visit also
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