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Na ex – In Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev was charged with new allegations in inter-ethnic clashes in the south of 2010. According to his lawyer, Sergei Slesarev, he is accused of “abuse of office.”
Investigators believe that the clashes in June 2010, the inaction of Atambaev and other members of the caretaker government led. If found guilty, he could face 8-10 years in prison.
As a result of the coup in Kyrgyzstan in 2010, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown and riots broke out in the republic. An inter-ethnic confrontation between the Uzbeks and the Kyrgyz has been reported in the south of the country. About 500 people died or disappeared within a few days. Thousands were injured and about half a million people became refugees.
In 2010, Atambayev served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva.
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