At least 52 injured turned to Bishkek’s hospitals and Chui Regional Hospital yesterday, on August 8. Press center of the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan reported.
At least 10 victims were hospitalized. In total, 20 injured undergo treatment in hospitals. The condition of patients is under the constant supervision of doctors.
The ministry added that all hospitals that received the victims on August 7-8, the ambulance teams of Chui region and the Bishkek Emergency Medicine Center were provided with the necessary medicines and medical supplies in full.
«The issue of providing with medicines was constantly monitored by the Minister of Health, it was voiced at a meeting of the headquarters of the Ministry of Health on the quality and timely provision of medical assistance to victims,» the ministry added.
On August 7, the special forces of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan attempted to storm Almazbek Atambayev’s residence in Koi-Tash village. The storm failed twice. About 45 people were injured during the riots; the Deputy Commander of Alpha special forces died from a gunshot wound.
On August 8, special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out special operation to detain the former president Atambayev. All roads to Koi-Tash were blocked, communication was jammed, access to the Internet was blocked. At least 3,000 police officers and special machinery were pulled in to the epicenter. After a two-hour confrontation, the police managed to force the situation — Almazbek Atambayev decided to surrender. He was taken to the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan for interrogation. He is detained.
Preventive measure — detention in pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security until August 26 — was selected for Almazbek Atambayev at an offsite hearing of the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek tonight.
