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By Johan Engvall

September 10, 2019, the CACI Analyst

On August 7-8, the confrontation for the past year and a half between former Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev and his former protégé current president Sooronbai Jeenbekov reached a violent crescendo. After having his immunity from prosecution stripped in a parliamentary vote in June, Atambayev barricaded himself in his residential compound. When law enforcement troops tried to detain him by force, the former president and his supporters put up a violent resistance. After a two-day standoff, leaving one officer dead and more than 170 others, including 79 law enforcement officers, injured, Atambayev eventually surrendered to the police. He is now facing criminal charges on multiple counts. What does this dramatic event tell us about the current and future state of Kyrgyz politics?

 

 

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By Arslan Sabyrbekov

July 19th, the CACI Analyst

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03.10.2017

On October 5-6, 2017, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev will pay a state visit to our country at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

In continuation of Uzbekistan – Kyrgyzstan dialogue at the highest level that was held on September 5-6 during the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan, the heads of the two states will discuss prospects for further development of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, as well as exchange views on current issues of regional and international policy. 

The heads of the two countries will visit the exhibition of industrial products of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Tashkent. 

It is planned to adopt the Joint Declaration between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic, by the Presidents. 

Within the framework of the visit, it is also planned to sign a number of bilateral documents on deepening cooperation in various spheres.

 

 

Kyrgyzstan: the arrest of a former president

Analyses

On 8th August, the former president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, was temporarily detained. His arrest was preceded by two failed special forces raids on his residence which had left one soldier dead and several people wounded (previously, the Kyrgyz parliament had lifted Atambayev's immunity, which former heads of state are entitled to). So far Atambayev has been presented with 14 charges, among them: corruption, abuse of power, organisation of mass riots and a murder .

Commentary

  • The arrest of the former head of state has symbolically ended the process of succession which started in autumn 2017. After Atambayev's term in office ended, Sooronbay Jeenbekov was elected the new president (with Atambayev’s support). Initially, Atambayev preserved his ascendancy over state matters through the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (of which he is the leader and which has a majority in parliament) and through his supporters  who held key positions in the state administration. However, in time Jeenbekov grew more in

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