Work of State Commission on events in Koi-Tash extended until Oct. 15

Bishkek, Sept.23, 2019. /Kabar/. The work of the State Commission on the events that took place on Aug.7-8, 2019 in the village of Koi-Tash will be extended until Oct. 15, 2019.
Note that, the Commission's work should be finalized on Sept. 26.
On Aug.7, in the evening in Koi-Tash, in the house of former President Almazbek Atambayev, a clash of law enforcers and supporters of the former president took place in the course of actions to forcibly bring him to the investigating bodies in the case of kingpin Aziz Batukayev.
As a result, Usen Niyazbekov, deputy head of the Alfa special unit of the State Committee for National Security was killed and more than 40 people were injured.
On Aug.8, law enforcement agencies detained Atambayev at his home in the village of Koi-Tash and he was taken to the State Committee for National Security pre-trial detention center until Aug. 26. On Aug. 20 the Pervomaisky District Court extended his detention until Oct. 26 this year.
Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated in connection with the unrest in Koi-Tash, the killed special forces officer and the injured law enforcement officers.