03.04.2006

The authoritative criminal. By pressure upon court and other structures, the authority restored pre-election races.
02.04.2006 / Igor Rotar /Bishkek.

On 2-April despite of  Sunday, in Pervomai regional court of city  Bishkek took place judicial session, where has cancelled the decision of the Central Electoral Commission of Kyrgyzstan  on deprivation of the known leader in republic of organized criminal group Ryspek Akmatbaev of registration of the candidate. The Central Electoral Committee tried to discharge this person from the elections because of "an outstanding previous conviction and non-observance of feature of settled way of life " ( he  disappeared abroad more than three years).

 

The chairman of OSCE Karelian de Guht has hinted at  him in   one of these days in Bishkek:
"Influence of underworld on legislative system should be excluded by any ways ".

 

For Akmatbaev the militia searched for suspicion in a number of grave crimes, including in threefold murder and creation of a criminal grouping.  He has come back home only in May of the last year when the new authority has promised to not put in prison up to court. In January the Pervomai  court has justified him in all respects, that has enabled  him to stand in deputies of parliament and has caused bewilderment of the prime minister. "The decision of court on the justification of the person which in a society is known as the criminal leader, has caused a powerful loss to image of our state, - Felix Kulov next day after the verdict of "not guilty" has declared. Many people today are lost, frightened, speak, that  criminal  wins, that revelry of criminality, muddle,  struggle of criminal groupings for spheres of influence now will begin.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in republic there are 22 organized criminal groupings, but because of specified above the reasons effective struggle against them is not conducted. Moreover, from some gangsters try to mould an image of national heroes, certain Robin Hoods, ostensibly disinterested defenders of simple people ".

 

Prime-minister has supported the Central Electoral Committee and has removed Akmatbaev from pre-election parliamentary race. However, the authoritative candidate so simply has not surrendered. On the last Friday inhabitants of the Kyrgyz capital have stood pending new revolution. Since morning more than thousand young men from among criminal groups - supporters  of Akmatbaev  from Issyk-Kul region  - by buses have approached on the House of the government. Them have supported five hundred natives of Naryn region , led by one more authority Nurlan Motuev. He is known for that soon after revolution has grasped largest in republic coal cut ,  which protects by means of the  mini-army.  

 

Conditions was promptly heated. Personal destiny  of Akmatbaev  on elections has faded into the background: demonstrators have demanded resignation of prime-minister Kulov and threatened with storm of the governmental building.

 

The city waited for disorders. On the last Friday the militia too has passed to a special mode, has prepared special facilities  - rubber bullets and tear gas. Nevertheless, collision seemed inevitable. But at the last minute to demonstrators  came the President Kurmanbek Bakiev. He has cooled street passions then has discussed alone with Ryspek Akmatbaev . The president has managed to convince the authoritative citizen, and that at once has ordered to the supporters to turn off meeting. With  Ryspek  together with the President whispered also the chairman of the  Service of National Safety tashtemir Aitbaev ,  the-matchmaker of president Bakiev.

In same evening  Bakiev has appeared on television. He has assured citizens that any disorders and marauding will not repeat, and "to persons who will make illegal actions, the strict measures" will be applied. The Head of the state has unexpectedly subjected to the sharp criticism  the  members of the government which were going to disperse meeting instead of negotiations.

However there are bases to assume, that the come calm will be prolonged not for long. Local observers have considered ,  that the president has actually supported Akmabaev in his opposition with prime-minister Kulov. If the decision of the Central Electoral Committee remains in force,  supporters of Akmatbaev  threatened to block highways on Issyk Kul and to undertake a new campaign on capital. Then,  to avoid new disorders it would be much more complex. It could become the reason of a canceling of  the decision of the Central Electoral Committee by Pervomai court of Bishkek.