14:57, 28 декабря 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA
Activist Rita Karasartova, accused of attempted seizure of power by force, ended her hunger strike. The detainee’s letter was posted on Facebook by her daughter Kasiyet Mamyrbai.
It states that Rita Karasartova ended her hunger strike on December 27. She noted that all the detainees have a struggle for freedom ahead.
Janysh Barakov, a lawyer of an activist Perizat Suranova, told 24.kg news agency that his client also ended her hunger strike on December 27.
It is also known that the ex-deputy of the Parliament Ravshan Dzheenbekov also ended the hunger strike.
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.