Kyrgyzstan’s President Atambayev is sentenced to 11 years in prison / day

Atambayev was the president from 2011 to 2017 and oversee the first peaceful transfer of power in the country, but the problems arose when the disagreement with his own successor, the current President Sadir Japarov, was exacerbated.

Atambayev was first arrested in August 2019, followed by a temporary release in 2020, but was re -arrested in a few months.

In 2023, he was released from prison for health reasons, then went to Spain for treatment, and since then lives abroad.

In the new case, the court found him guilty of illegal, illegal acquisition and involvement in the mass riots in August 2019, Kyrgyz media said on Wednesday.

Japarov announced on Wednesday that he would consider amnestating Atambayev if he asked for it.

« Six years have passed since these events. The situation has calmed down. I believe the court may have been less severe, » Japarov said to Kabar.

Kyrgyzstan has long been considered one of the freestest countries in Central Asia, a region of authoritarian regimes.

However, in recent years, human rights organizations have criticized the country for resigning from democracy and repression against civil society and media.