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Monday, 18 April 2005
KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST RETURN OF OUSTED PRESIDENT\'S DAUGHTER
By empty (4/18/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
About 300 demonstrators gathered in front of Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament on 15 April to protest the return of Bermet Akaeva, the daughter of former President Askar Akaev, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Demonstrators included members of the organizations Interbilim, KelKel, and Birge. Edil Baisalov, leader of the NGO coalition For Democracy and Civil Society, told protesters that \"Bermet Akaeva\'s arrival means that she feels that the former regime remains strong.
About 300 demonstrators gathered in front of Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament on 15 April to protest the return of Bermet Akaeva, the daughter of former President Askar Akaev, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Demonstrators included members of the organizations Interbilim, KelKel, and Birge. Edil Baisalov, leader of the NGO coalition For Democracy and Civil Society, told protesters that \"Bermet Akaeva\'s arrival means that she feels that the former regime remains strong.\" Bolotbek Maripov, who lost to Akaeva in a disputed race for parliament, said that Akaeva\'s return showed courage. \"I\'m glad that there\'s at least one man in the Akaev family,\" he said. (RFE/RL)