House arrested politician Tekebayev appears in hometown

AKIPRESS.COM - Omurbek Tekebayev, who was recently released from jail to serve his home arrest, appeared in his hometown in Jalal-Abad region on Sept 1.
Tekebayev received a written permission to visit his village, his attorney Taaliagul Toktakunova said.
Tekebayev was released from custody on August 29.
Ex-leader of Ata-Meken party Omurbek Tekebayev and former Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan Duishenkul Chotonov were released from jail under house arrest on August 29. The home arrest will last until the end of investigation.
The Supreme Court on August 21 sustained the motion of the attorneys of Tekebayev and Chotonov to reconsider their cases in view of new circumstances. The previous court rulings were canceled. The case was forwarded back to the Pervomaiskiy district court of Bishkek for re-consideration.
On February 25, 2017, the General Prosecutor's Office launched criminal probe against Tekebayev and others on corruption and fraud charges on the basis of the statement made by Russian businessman Leonid Mayevskiy, who claimed he gave $1 million to Tekebayev for a stake in the mobile operator Alfa Telecom. Tekebayev was detained at Manas Airport upon arrival from Europe. Both were sentenced to 8 years in prison. The politicians denied the guilt saying the case was politically motivated.
Maevsky himself was taken into custody in 2018 on suspicion of extorting $37.5 million in exchange for unpublicizing defamatory information, according to Russian media.
Tekebayev and Chotonov were cheered by their supporters after they left the courtroom: