Court extends detention for former Chief of Kyrgyz President's Administration

AKIPRESS.COM - The detention period for former Chief of President's Administration Farid Niyazov was extended for 2 months in accordance with the ruling of the Pervomaiskiy district court, Kunduz Joldubaeva said.
Farid Niyazov will remain in the remand prison until June 10, 2021.
Farid Niyazov was detained following storming of residence of ex-President Almazbek Atambayev in Koi-Tash village on August 7-8, 2019. During post-election protests in October 2020, he was released from custody along with other cronies of ex-President Atambayev. On October 10, Niyazov was taken into custody again on suspicion of organization of mass disorders at Ala-Too square on October 9, 2020.
Farid Niyazov's lawyer Zamir Jooshev told AKIpress on March 18 his client has stage 3 hypertension of 3rd high-risk degree.
"According to the list of diseases approved by the government, people in such condition must not be held in custody," the lawyer said.