18:21, 27 декабря 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
Ten members of the Committee for Protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir, who are defendants in a criminal case on organizing mass riots in order to seize power, ended their hunger strike. Press service of the State Penitentiary Service confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
Their names and surnames were not announced, but the state service said that four men continued the protest. The women ended the hunger strike.
However, there were no official statements from the defendants themselves, except for Azimbek Beknazarov, Chingiz Kaparov and Aidanbek Akmatov.
The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22. It includes activists, politicians and MPs. On the same day, in an interview with Kabar news agency, President Sadyr Japarov said: the authorities have information who was behind the rallies and marches on Kempir-Abad issue.
Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 26 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots.
A number of international human rights organizations such as the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), Freedom Now and others issued a statement calling for the immediate release of politicians and activists arrested in Kyrgyzstan.