Kyrgyzstan indictment of former security head clouds 2027 election
Politics
Fall of President Japarov ally, Tashiev, tests political system and economic model
The Kyrgyz economy boomed under the leadership of former friends President Sadyr Japarov, right, and his security chief Kamchybek Tashiev. (Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic)
ISTANBUL — Kyrgyzstan’s move to charge its second most powerful man with plotting to oust his close ally, President Sadyr Japarov, risks embroiling the country in political turmoil ahead of elections next January, analysts say.
