Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev has been detained by authorities - Ifax

Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev has been detained by authorities - Ifax
By Reuters
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Security forces in Kyrgyzstan detained former president Almazbek Atambayev on Thursday after at least one failed attempt that left one person dead, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

Atambayev, who was initially wanted for questioning as a witness in an investigation, was being driven away in an unknown direction from his house by security forces, Russia's RIA news agency cited his lawyer as saying.

President Sooronbai Jeenbekov ordered unspecified "urgent measures" on Thursday to maintain the rule of law after a first attempt to capture Atambayev led to violent clashes with his followers. [nL8N2542KG]

(Reporting by Olga Dzyubenko in Bishkeo and Andrey Ostroukh in Moscow; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

Share this articleComments

You might also like

Cars submerged as Cyclone Belal sparks flash flooding in Mauritius

Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel for 17 days

Moscow threatens to confiscate EU assets, West expanding Ukraine war to Asia, drone strikes