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Detained at border citizen of Kyrgyzstan dies in Tajikistan

A resident of Batken region, who was detained at the border, died in Tajikistan. Own sources informed 24.kg news agency.

According to them, it is a resident of Batken district Kudaiberdi Bekmuratov. He was convicted and served his sentence in prison.

«His body is being transported to Kyrgyzstan,» the sources said.

The Presidential Envoy to the region Abdykarim Alimbaev said that the information was being checked.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic confirmed the information.

According to the ministry, Kudaiberdi Bekmuratov was convicted for illegal crossing of the border for two years. He was kept in prison colony No. 6.

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