Investigation into the case on attempt to organize mass riots in order to seize power, the main defendants of which are members of the Committee for Protection of the Kempir-Abad reservoir, was extended for two months. Lawyer Baktybek Avtandil uulu told 24.kg news agency.
According to him, this is the decision of the Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, the trial may not begin until April.
The lawyer noted that interrogations of the accused were resumed.
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.
