Supporters of a member of the Committee for Protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir, Ilgiz Shamenov, who is being kept on charges of attempt to seize power in Bishkek remand center 1, held a protest in his native Doboluu village, Naryn region. The civic activist reported on Facebook.
His supporters demanded to place Shamenov under house arrest and added that he provided many citizens with jobs, but he had been in jail for five months without any reason.
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.
