US soldiers arrived from Afghanistan stand near a plane at the US airbase 30 km outside Bishkek in Manas on February 26, 2009 (Getty Images)Kyrgyzstan Opens an Inquiry Into Fuel Sales to a U.S. Base -- New York Times
MOSCOW — Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have opened a criminal investigation into whether, for the second time in a decade, a son of a president of this small Central Asian country illegally profited from contracts supplying jet fuel to an American air base.
The investigation focuses on Maksim Bakiyev, the 32-year-old son of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted in an uprising last month in which opposition to corruption was a rallying cry.
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Update: Kyrgyzstan investigating firms that sold fuel supplied to U.S. air base -- Washington Post
My Comment: Corruption (especially government corruption) is within this region. I would be shocked if NO CORRUPTION is found.
On a side note, I am curious to know to what extent will the U.S. cooperate in this probe.
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