A coup d'état was prevented in Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, 7 people, including 3 foreign citizens of Kyrgyz origin, as well as the former deputy general prosecutor, were arrested on suspicion of planning a violent seizure of power. Weapons, ammunition and drones were confiscated from those arrested.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country reports that persons suspected of planning mass riots in order to seize power by violence have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan.

According to the message, each participant shared their tasks: organizers, assistants, financiers, performers.

According to the plan, on the pretext of holding national sports games near Bishkek, on November 17, 2024, they aim to destabilize the situation in order to call for violence, promote unconstitutional calls, and seize power again.

7 people were arrested, three of them are foreign citizens of Kyrgyz origin. According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two of the foreign citizens took part in military operations on the territory of a foreign country. One of them was supposed to recruit Kyrgyz citizens, train them, and monitor the actions of law enforcement agencies during riots, while the other was a "drone specialist, skilled in the manufacture and use of explosive devices. Another of those arrested is the former Deputy Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan.

Weapons, ammunition and drones were confiscated from those arrested. They are criminally charged with articles such as "Organizing preparation for mass riots", "forming an organized group", "financing an organized group", "attempting to seize power by violence", "participation of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic in an armed conflict or military operations on the territory of a foreign country". cases were initiated. All of them were sentenced to prison until January 10, 2025.

Klop reported that the former deputy chief prosecutor Kuban Adil Uulu was arrested. He has been working in this position since 2021. In April of this year, the president of the country, Sadir Japarov, released him from his post.