Zhenish Moldokmatov, who is charged with mass riots, is in Bicard private clinic. The press service of the State Penitentiary Service informed 24.kg news agency.
Zhenish Moldokmatov underwent heart surgery.
«The accused is in the private clinic under escort. His condition is satisfactory,» the state service informed.
Earlier, Zhenish Moldokmatov’s lawyer reported that his client was hospitalized.
Zhenish Moldokmatov does not admit his guilt and said earlier that he went on a hunger strike in protest. He was handed a notice of suspicion of committing a crime under article 264 «Staging mass riots» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Rallies were held on October 5-6, 2020 against falsification of the parliamentary elections results. Then riots broke out. The Central Election Commission was forced to annul the election results on October 6. Several convicted politicians were released from prisons.
On October 9, Almazbek Atambayev, his supporters, Omurbek Babanov and others announced another rally. A scuffle broke out on the square between supporters of Sadyr Japarov and the former president.
Later, the State Committee for National Security and the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained many of them, including Almazbek Atambayev, activist Temirlan Sultanbekov, ex-chief of staff of the head of state Farid Niyazov, former employee of the Ninth Service of the State Committee for National Security Kanat Sagymbaev, ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Kursan Asanov. Some of them are still in custody.
