At least 300 people were demanding that Akaeva be denied a seat in parliament that she won in controversial elections that led to the overthrow of her father's administration on 24 March.
Akaeva returned unexpectedly yesterday and attended a session of parliament. She received her deputy mandate before last month's power shift. But parliamentary speaker Omurbek Tekebaev said yesterday that Akaeva had not yet assumed her duties as a lawmaker because she has not yet taken the oath of office.
(RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service/ITAR-TASS/AFP)
For more background on the crisis in Kyrgyzstan, see RFE/RL's dedicated website "Revolution In Kyrgyzstan."
Akaeva returned unexpectedly yesterday and attended a session of parliament. She received her deputy mandate before last month's power shift. But parliamentary speaker Omurbek Tekebaev said yesterday that Akaeva had not yet assumed her duties as a lawmaker because she has not yet taken the oath of office.
(RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service/ITAR-TASS/AFP)
For more background on the crisis in Kyrgyzstan, see RFE/RL's dedicated website "Revolution In Kyrgyzstan."
