Lyon: PonteSud – Chiquera Swanepoel
More than 30 people were arrested in Kyrgyzstan for allegedly plotting a coup against Sadyr Japarov, the national security agency said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made to dismantle the group planning to seize power through various riots and protests, the state security service GNKB added.
The detentions started taking place on Monday ten people detained from various parts of the Central Asian nation, according to RFE/RL.Ā
The state committee confirmed the repot, publishing video which shows police detaining opposition members who are accused of looking to “seize power by forceā.
The arrests come days after the second Central Asia Leaders’ meeting concluded in the northern town ofĀ Cholpon-Ata. The summit was also attended by European leaders, including European Council president Charles Michel.Ā
Michel met the country’s president to mark 30 years of EU-Kyrgyzstan cooperation, saying the bloc is “strongly” committed to the region.
