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Yiman Nuru electioneerers detained for bribery of voters in Osh city

Electioneerers of Yiman Nuru party were detained for bribery of voters in Osh city. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reports.

The fact was registered under the article «Bribery of voters» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. During the investigation, an electioneerer of the political organization said that she took 40,000 soms from the head of the headquarters named Almagul to bribe voters living on Latipzhanov St.

«Money and booklets of Yiman Nuru party were found in the car of the electioneerer. Other electioneerers also reported that they were given money to bribe voters. The head of the headquarters confessed that she helped Yiman Nuru to conduct the campaign. She opened the headquarters, where she gave 1,000 soms to each voter. The police detained two people, they were placed in the temporary detention center of the Internal Affairs Department of the southern capital,» the ministry said.

Elections are scheduled for November 28 in Kyrgyzstan. At least 54 deputies of the Parliament are elected according to a proportional system (from open lists of candidates of political parties) in single electoral districts, 36 deputies are elected according to the majoritarian system in single-mandate constituencies.

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