Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court on September 12 rejected an appeal filed by prominent investigative journalist Bolot Temirov against a court decision to deport him to Russia for "illegally obtaining a Kyrgyz passport." Temirov, who has extensively reported about corruption among government officials in Kyrgyzstan, was deported to Moscow in November. Temirov, who held Kyrgyz and Russian passports, has insisted the probe against him was launched after he published the results of his investigation suggesting corruption among top officials in the Central Asian nation. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyz Supreme Court Upholds Court Decision To Deport Investigative Journalist To Russia
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