Kyrgyzstan: Tashiev Convicted in Coup Plot, Granted Probation Instead of Prison
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Kyrgyzstan: Tashiev Convicted in Coup Plot, Granted Probation Instead of Prison

Former Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security chief Kamchybek Tashiev has been convicted of plotting a coup but received a suspended sentence instead of prison time. This verdict, contrasted with the imprisonment or exile of Kyrgyz journalists and musicians for reporting on Tashiev's family's corruption, raises questions about the fairness of the justice system.

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