Period of house arrest of ex-deputy of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Orozaiym Narmatova was extended. Press service of the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek reported.
It is specified that Orozaiym Narmatova will be kept under sanction until April 20.
House arrest of another defendant in the Kempir-Abad case, Nurlan Asanbekov, was also extended.
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.
