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Ex-president brought back to Kyrgyzstan in graft probe

By AFP
August 03, 2021

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan’s first post-independence leader has been brought back to the country from exile to face questioning over his role in corruption, authorities said on Monday.

Kyrgyzstan’s national security committee said in a statement that Askar Akayev had been "delivered" to the capital Bishkek but did not state how he had been brought there after 16 years living in exile in Russia. A celebrated academic, Akayev led Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to 2005, building a system based on nepotism and corruption before being toppled by street protests.