Kempir-Abad case: Keneshbek Duishebaev released on his own recognizance

17:24, 21 мая 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek released Keneshbek Duishebaev on his own recognizance. Lawyer Erkin Sadanbekov told 24.kg news agency.

Earlier Duishebaev’s lawyer Akyn Avazbekov asked the court to change the measure of restraint for his client due to his health condition. At one of the last hearings, Keneshbek Duishebaev became ill and was taken out of the courtroom on a stretcher.

• The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22, 2022. It includes activists, politicians and MPs. Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 27 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots. Currently, 8 people remain in custody.
• 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.