The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek continues hearing of the criminal case on October 2020 riots.
A rally in support of the former president of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev took place near the court building.
Ex-deputy of Parliament Ryskeldy Mombekov and the son of the former president Seidbek Atambayev also participated in the rally.
Rallies were held in Bishkek on October 5-6, 2020 against falsification of the results of the parliamentary elections. Then the riots began. On October 6, under pressure from the public, the Central Election Commission was forced to annul the election results. Several convicted politicians were released from prison colonies.
On October 9, Almazbek Atambayev, his supporters, Omurbek Babanov and others announced another rally. A brawl broke out on the square between supporters of Sadyr Japarov and the former head of state.
Later, the State Committee for National Security and the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained many of them, including Almazbek Atambayev, an activist Temirlan Sultanbekov, Farid Niyazov, Kanat Sagymbaev, Kursan Asanov. Some of them are still in custody. Others are under house arrest.
