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Kyrgyzstan|politics|June 27, 2019 / 09:34 PM
Putin's spokesperson comments on stripping Atambayev of immunity

AKIPRESS.COM - The Kremlin thinks that stripping ex-president of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev of immunity is a domestic affair of Kyrgyzstan, said spokesperson of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov on June 27. 

He said the Kremlin is not going to meddle in the domestic affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Peskov said answering the reporters' question about the Kremlin's opinion on the practice of stripping ex-Presidents of post-Soviet nations, especially Kyrgyzstan, of their immunity.

On June 27, Parliament of Kyrgyzstan voted for stripping Almazbek Atambayev of his immunity. 103 MPs voted for and 6 voted against. 

Atambayev was accused of illegal freeing of crime boss Aziz Batukayev from prison, concealment of income, illegal land purchase, corruption in the modernization of the Bishkek power plant and the illegal supply of coal to the power plant. The General Prosecutor's office backed the accusations partially. 

Atambayev slammed the parliament and said accusations against him are "completely absurd, have no legal ground and are based on rumors." He said he will resist his arrest. 

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