Babanov's supporters protest his arrest upheld by Bishkek city court

AKIPRESS.COM - Supporters of ex-PM Omurbek Babanov who gathered at the Bishkek city court on June 22 are protesting the court's ruling to uphold his arrest. They headed to the White House building.
Bishkek city court upheld the decision of Pervomaisky district court of Bishkek dated June 2 to arrest ex-PM Omurbek Babanov. Appeal of the lawyer Amantur Abdyrakhmanov to change Babanov's arrest into house detention was denied. The Pervomaisky district court earlier decided that to take Babanov into custody in the GKNB detention facility until July 31, 2021.
Babanov was detained on May 31 on suspicion of corruption as part of the criminal probe looking into corruption at different stages of the Kumtor mine development.