No detainees among Oct 5 protests in Bishkek interior departments: Torture Prevention Center

AKIPRESS.COM - The National Torture Prevention Center employees visited the Pervomaiskiy, Sverdlovskiy, Leninskiy and Oktyabrsky districts' Department of Internal Affairs in Bishkek on Oct 6.
There were no detainees among participants of yesterday protests in those police departments, the center said.
On October 5 evening, thousands of protesters took to central square in Bishkek to protest against the results of parliamentary elections. Clashes occurred between riot police and protesters. Some 590 were reported injured and 1 civilian reported dead as of 8.00 a.m. October 6, according to the Ministry of Health.
By the night, a group of unknown people took over the White House. Jailed politicians, including ex-President Almazbek Atambayev and ex-Prime Minister Sapar Isakov, were freed.