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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
November 16, 2009
The debate over the death penalty gained momentum in September when Murat Sutalinov, the head of the State Committee for National Security, proposed restoring capital punishment during a meeting of the National Security Council. Sutalinov reportedly argued that Kyrgyzstan should "not look to theÃâà...
BBC News
October 15, 2009
On a sunny day in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, there are clear views of distant snow-capped mountains. There is little to suggest that the country is in the grip of a wave of criminal activity that includes political murders, kidnappings and violent attacks. But security officials have been complaining that theÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
November 1, 2005
As "Kommersant-Daily" reported on 25 October, the stream of visitors eager to pay their respects to Ryspek included "Interior Minister Muratbek Sutalinov and National Security Service head Tashtemir Aitbaev." The newspaper noted, "Television pictures of these heads of the security agencies shakingÃâà...
