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Tuesday, 25 January 2005

KYRGYZ OPPOSITION ON TRIAL FOR DEMONSTRATION

Published in News Digest

By empty (1/25/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Court proceedings against Ishengul Boljurova, deputy chair of the opposition People\'s Movement of Kyrgyzstan, began in Bishkek on 24 January, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Boljurova faces administrative charges in connection with an unauthorized demonstration on 19 January. In court, Boljurova maintained her innocence, saying that Kyrgyzstan\'s constitution guarantees the right of assembly.
Court proceedings against Ishengul Boljurova, deputy chair of the opposition People\'s Movement of Kyrgyzstan, began in Bishkek on 24 January, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Boljurova faces administrative charges in connection with an unauthorized demonstration on 19 January. In court, Boljurova maintained her innocence, saying that Kyrgyzstan\'s constitution guarantees the right of assembly. The court will reconvene on 25 January. Proceedings are set to begin on 26 January against Roza Otunbaeva, deputy chair of the opposition bloc Ata-Jurt, and Topchubek Turgunaliev, head of the Erkindik party. They face administrative charges over the same 19 January demonstration, which was part of a series of rallies to protest Otunbaeva\'s exclusion from 27 February parliamentary elections. (RFE/RL)
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