Sultan Kanazarov leaves post of head of radio Azattyk

10:18, 08 апреля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency

Sultan Kanazarov left the post of head of radio Azattyk. This became known yesterday. Azattyk’s team was informed that Kanazarov left on his own volition.

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The author of the program «Inconvenient Questions» Aizada Kasmalieva will officially take the office of the director of Azattyk Media on May 1.

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It is known that the decision was taken by the leadership of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty after the meeting of Thomas Kent with the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambaev.

Sultan Kanazarov led Azattyk for the past four years.

Aizada Kasmalieva began her career as a journalist on the OTRK, worked on radio, and later in «Ala-Too» information program.

In Azattyk she came in 2008.

Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed multi-million claims to protect the honor and dignity of Almazbek Atambayev to journalists of Azattyk and Zanoza.kg.