Tursunbek Akun intends to sue ex-president Almazbek Atambayev

Former Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan Tursunbek Akun filed a lawsuit to the Oktyabrsky District Court against the former President Almazbek Atambayev for the protection of his honor and dignity. He told 24.kg news agency.
According to the ex-ombudsman, Almazbek Atambayev insulted him, saying at a rally on June 8 that Tursunbek Akun took the money to free the kingpin Aziz Batukayev. "This is a lie and slander. I did not take the money. Let him apologize. I do not even want to demand compensation from him, my dignity is priceless. I will claim a purely symbolic amount. I also wanted to sue April TV channel. But the court has not yet accepted this application for consideration," said Tursunbek Akun.
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In particular, the police arrested the former Minister of Health Dinara Saginbaeva, ex-adviser to the head of the State Service for Punishment Execution Kalybek Kachkynaliev, former Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Atakhanov, and also the former Special Prosecutor Mairambek Akmataliev. By a court decision, Dinara Saginbaeva and Mairambek Akmataliev were released from custody. On June 8, the court changed the preventive measure to Shamil Atakhanov, placing him under house arrest.