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Kyrgyz Journalist Questioned In Probe Of Jailed Activist

Kanyshai Mamyrkulova (file photo)
Kanyshai Mamyrkulova (file photo)

Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) summoned and questioned journalist Kanyshai Mamyrkulova on November 13 in a probe of jailed opposition United Kyrgyzstan party member Zamirbek Shamshidin-uulu, who is accused of organizing mass unrest. Shamshidin-uulu was arrested on September 21, less than three weeks after United Kyrgyzstan party leader Adakhan Madumarov, a major opponent of President Sadyr Japarov, was arrested on a charge of "ignoring Kyrgyzstan's interests" by signing a Kyrgyz-Tajik border deal in 2009 when he led the country's Security Council. Madumarov has said the move was politically motivated. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.

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