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Many Kyrgyz don't like the idea of leaders whose reigns oversaw systemic corruption and the bloody suppression of protests having being forgiven for their transgressions.
3 Min Read BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz elite security forces attempted to arrest former president Almazbek Atambayev at his house on Wednesday, but his supporters kept them at bay and killed at least one operative, local media and authorities reported. FILE PHOTO: Kyrgyz former President Almazbek Atambayev, who was stripped of legal immunity after a parliamentary vote, and his supporters attend a meeting with journalists in the village of Koy-Tash near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov Parliament accused Atambayev of corruption and stripped him of immunity from prosec...