US EditionFormer Kyrgyz President Atambayev Sentenced in Absentia to 11 Years
- On June 4, 2025, a court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, issued an 11.5-year prison sentence in absentia to former President Almazbek Atambayev.
- The sentencing followed Atambayev's loss of immunity in June 2019 and charges of illegal land appropriation, illicit enrichment, and unrest participation in Koi-Tash.
- In August 2019, law enforcement launched a large-scale raid on Atambayev's home, involving approximately 3,000 officers, which led to violent clashes resulting in one fatality and 225 people wounded.
- Farid Niyazov, the former head of presidential staff, was also found guilty and given a prison sentence of 7 years and 8 months, while President Sadyr Japarov expressed that the court's verdict might have been too severe.
- Atambayev's conviction reflects ongoing political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, suggesting continued tensions between former leaders and the current government under Japarov.
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Almazbek Atambayev was accused of murder, organizing riots, threatening government officials, illegal arms trafficking, obstructing an investigation, hostage-taking, attempted murder, and corruption.
Kyrgyz former President Almazbek Atambayev, who has been living abroad for the past few years, has been sentenced in absentia to 11 and a half years in prison in his homeland. This is a new case in which Atambayev was accused of corruption and participation in mass unrest. Kyrgyz media reported on Wednesday, referred to by the AFP agency. Atambayev was president from 2011 to 2017. He was first arrested at his residence in August 2019. He was tem…
Atambaev ' s residence was attacked after he had left politics; Atambaev was tried abroad and tried in absentia; the court sentenced him to 11.5 years ' imprisonment, deprived him of State decorations and confiscated property; and the ex-head of Atambaev Niyazov ' s apparatus, former deputies Jeenbekov and Karamushkin was given time.
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