Criminal cases against ex-president Akaev terminated in Kyrgyzstan
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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan terminated criminal cases against the former President of the Republic Askar Akaev, reported “RIA Novosti” with reference to the press service of the department.
“The criminal prosecution against Askar Akayev has been terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for bringing a person to criminal responsibility,” said a representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
As part of the criminal case, Akaev was charged with complicity in abuse of power or official position, negligence in episodes of concluding a general agreement with Cameco in 1992 and restructuring the Kumtor project in 2003.
The first president of Kyrgyzstan led the republic from the moment it gained sovereignty in 1990. He was dismissed as a result of the “Tulip” revolution on March 24, 2005 and left the country. The reason for the start of the protests was the actions of family members and associates of Akaev, who participated in the privatization of large state assets.
In August 2021, 16 years after his exile, the ex-president arrived in Kyrgyzstan to testify in the Kumtor case. In an interview, Akaev said that the country’s law enforcement agencies no longer have claims against him. In mid-January 2022, the current president of the republic, Sadyr Japarov, said that Askar Akayev “fully atoned for his guilt before the people” for previous mistakes.
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