Is Kyrgyz Ex-President Atambaev’s Prison Sentence The Exception Or The Rule? – Analysis

By Bruce Pannier*

(RFE/RL) -- On June 23, the Birinchi Mai district court in Bishkek found former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev guilty of corruption for aiding in the illegal prison release of a crime boss while Atambaev was serving as president and sentenced the former head of state to 11 years and two months in...