KYRGYZ CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS OPPOSITION LEADER\'S EXCLUSION FROM ELECTIONS
By empty (2/10/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Nurlan Sadykov, a lawyer representing former Foreign Minister Roza Otunbaeva, told RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service on 9 February that the country\'s Constitutional Court has confirmed that his client cannot take part in the 27 February parliamentary elections. Otunbaeva, co-chairwoman of the Ota-Jurt opposition movement, was earlier denied registration for failing to meet the five-year in-country residency requirement, which she argues should not apply to former diplomats. Having exhausted legal appeals in Kyrgyzstan, Otunbaeva now plans to appeal to international bodies.Visit also
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