11:34, 10 марта 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA
The Bishkek City Court considers complaints from lawyers of defendants in the Kempir-Abad case about extension of preventive measure.
The court remanded the ex-deputy of Parliament Asiya Sasykbayeva in custody. According to lawyer Rabiga Sadykova, the court unreasonably remanded her client in the pre-trial detention center.
«The court did not show humanity towards Asiya Sasykbayeva, although she could have been released from custody,» she said.
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.