The Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan submitted a proposal to the Parliament on giving consent to bringing deputy Zhanybek Abirov to criminal liability. The supervisory authority informed 24.kg news agency.
The deputy is to be prosecuted under the article «Hooliganism committed by a group of persons with resistance to a representative of the authorities or another person acting as a guardian of public order» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
A mass brawl occurred in Bishkek. Video was posted on social media. The footage shows several people exiting the cafe. Then a fight broke out between them and other men joined it. One of the fighters is MP Zhanybek Abirov. The fight and beating of the guard was reported to the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov. He instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of the incident. Despite the fact that the video shows the deputy beating the man, the police have so far detained only other participants of the brawl.
