A mugshot of former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev taken by police after his arrest on August 8
Reuters: Kyrgyz ex-president arrested, accused of coup plan: state media
BISHKEK (Reuters) - The head of Kyrgyzstan’s security forces on Tuesday accused ex-president Almazbek Atambayev on Tuesday of planning to stage a coup, state news agency Kabar said, following a deadly clash last week with police sent to his house to arrest him.
Atambayev surrendered on Thursday when police raided his home and detained him for questioning over a corruption case, laying bare a power struggle with his successor Sooronbai Jeenbekov that has pushed the Central Asian nation to the brink of political crisis.
Atambayev’s supporters had repulsed a similar raid the previous day in which a deputy commander of a special forces unit was killed.
In an indictment related to the botched raid, prosecutors on Tuesday charged him with murder, hostage-taking and causing mass unrest, Kabar said.
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