The authorities of Kyrgyzstan announced this Tuesday that they did foiled a coupwhich ended with the arrest of more than 30 people accused of “organizing riots” and plotting the operation.
He Kyrgyz National Security Committee (GNKB) has released a statement saying it “frustrated the illegal activities of a prepared group.” Mass protests and large-scale riots across the country with the subsequent violent seizure of power.”
“More than 30 people arrested on Monday confessed,” he said GKNB. The leader of the political party Eldik Kenech (People’s Council) without parliamentary representation is accused of being the mastermind of this group more than 100 people and that he had organized “secret meetings to discuss plans for a violent seizure of power.”
The secret services assure that the incriminated group had to do this “Soon to receive funding from abroad”. As a result of the investigation, the agents have collected more material evidence proving their criminal intentions. Special steps are being taken to identify other individuals involved.
The arrests come days after the President’s official visit European Council, Charles Michelduring which the President Sadyr Japarov stated that he was “ready to work hand in hand with the”. European Union».
Although this Central Asian Republic enjoys relative media and political pluralism in a region where freedom of expression is low, NGOs denounce Increased pressure on the media and civil society.
At the end of May, the leader of the largest opposition party and former nationalist presidential candidate entered parliament Adakhan MadumarovHe was accused of “rioting”, “seizure of power by force” and “abuse of power”. For the time being, neither the prosecution nor Parliament have explained in detail the origin of these allegations.
Madumarov is one of the main critics of a border agreement with neighboring countries Uzbekistan In particular, this concerns the use of a water reservoir, an important resource in this agricultural region, which suffers from drought.