People protesting the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan broke into government and security headquarters and freed a former president from custody, local news websites said
The thousands-strong protests broke out after two establishment parties, one of which is close to President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, swept Sunday’s vote, according to preliminary results. Protesters demanded that the vote results be cancelled and the Central Election Commission said on Tuesday it would consider their request, local news website 24.
kg reported. Russian news agency RIA quoted Jeenbekov’s spokeswoman as saying he also did not rule out annulling the results of the contested election. Police had dispersed the protest late on Monday, but protesters returned to the central square of capital Bishkek hours later and broke into the building that houses both the president and parliament, the local websites said. The building known locally as the White House briefly caught fire on Tuesday morning which was quickly put out. Protesters then broke into the headquarters of State Committee on National Security and freed former president Almazbek Atambayev, who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term this year on corruption charges after falling out with Jeenbekov, his successor. Jeenbekov said late on Monday he would meet on Tuesday with the leaders of all parties that had taken part in the election. Meanwhile, opposition groups appointed their own acting head of national security and acting prosecutor general and named a commandant of Bishkek although it was unclear how much actual power they wielded.The Central Asian country of 6.5 million, which is closely allied with Russia, has a history of political volatility. In the past 15 years, two of its presidents have been toppled by revolts.Our Standards:
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