Supporters of ex-MP Sadyr Japarov gathering in Bishkek

AKIPRESS.COM - Some 55 supporters of former Parliament member Sadyr Japarov started gathering at the Gorkiy square in Bishkek.
They wore waistcoats with the photo of the former parliamentarian and his name.
Japarov was arrested on March 25, 2017 on suspicion of the organization of violent protests in October 2013 in Issyk-Kul region.
He was handed 11.6 years in prison on August 2, 2017 for murder attempt, coup attempt, hooliganism and taking former governor of Issyk-Kul region Emil Kaptagayev hostage. Bishkek city court and Supreme Court upheld the sentence. Later, his prison term was shortened from 11.6 years to 10 years in prison.
Japarov's attorney filed a petition on pardon.