Belarus’ Prosecutor General’s Office: Request for extradition of ousted Bakiyev is not enough

Request for extradition of ousted Bakiyev is not enough to begin the procedures on extradition of ousted president K.Bakiyev from Belarus.

Law-enforcement bodies of Kyrgyzstan should provide evidences approving the guilt of K.Bakiyev, said in the Belarus’ Prosecutor General’s Office.

Kyrgyzstan asks Belarus to extradite ex-President Bakiyev

Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor general has sent Belarus an extradition request for former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a deputy prime minister in the interim government said on May 7.

Bakiyev took refuge in Belarus after fleeing Kyrgyzstan last month. The interim authorities, who took power amid violent unrest in early April, accuse the ousted president of involvement in the shooting of civilians during the riots in Bishkek.

"On May 6, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office sent a request for the extradition of Bakiyev to the prosecutor general of Belarus," Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Azimbek Nazarov told journalists.

U.S. official to urge Kazakhstan to reopen Kyrgyz border

A senior foreign-policy adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama says he will urge Kazakh officials to reopen the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border.

Michael McFaul, Obama's adviser on Russia and Eurasia, told that he would bring up the border issue when he goes to Almaty later today for meetings with Kazakh officials on the situation in Kyrgyzstan.

McFaul arrived in Bishkek on May 4 and has held several meetings with members of Kyrgyzstan's interim government and representatives of nongovernmental organizations.

The Kazakh-Kyrgyz border has been closed by Kazakhstan since deadly clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces in Bishkek on April 7 that ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev, who fled to Belarus.

The border closure has affected many businesses and led to problems at several major markets in Kyrgyzstan.

Interim government spokesman Edil Baisalov told RFE/RL on May 5 that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev said the decision to close the border was based on reports that unknown numbers of weapons had been taken by protesters from Kyrgyz police during the clashes, which left more than 80 people dead and hundreds of others injured.

Baisalov said Nazarbaev pledged to reopen the border as of May 5, but it has remained closed.

55 veterans of the Great Patriotic War to receive apartments in Bishkek

55 veterans of the Great Patriotic War will receive certificates for apartments in Bishkek.

Veterans can move to their new apartments in 4 months this year, said acting Mayor of Bishkek Isa Omurkulov.

International huge financial institutions are ready to expand support Kyrgyzstan

International huge financial institutions are ready to expand support Kyrgyzstan, it became known at the  43rd annual meeting of Asian Development Bank  which held in Tashkent. Acting minister of finances of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev has participated in the annual meeting.
According to T.Sariyev, ADB is ready to increase support Kyrgyzstan from 40 mln US dollars till 70 mln US dollars on grant basis. Besides, IMF is ready to increase its grant till 70 mln US dollars.
It is expected that mission of IMF will visit Kyrgyzstan on May 20, 2010 to estimate the economic situation in Kyrgyzstan. Also, urgent commission on the discussion of current budget of Kyrgyzstan will be created in the USA.

U.S. Support for Democracy in Kyrgyzstan

The University will host a special lecture this coming Thursday at 2:30 pm in CH 1.

Michael McFaul, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Central Asian Affairs at the National Security Council will address members of the AUCA community, alumni from U.S. exchanges, AUCA alumni serving in the government and members of the international and local press.

His address is entitled "U.S. Support for Democracy in Kyrgyzstan" and will be followed by a question and answer period.

Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office to take the necessary measures to extradite ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office will take the necessary measures for the extradition of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. The head of Interim government of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva signed the Decree.

The Decree states: "By committing the most serious crimes of admission the use of firearms against civilians, have lead many victims, Mr. Bakiyev was out of  the rules of law, depriving themselves of the status of ex-president and  his immunities."

US to make $15 million airbase payment to Kyrgyz interim government

The United States will transfer $15 million to the Kyrgyz provisional government as rent for the Pentagon's transit center.

Michael McFaul said during a visit to the Kyrgyz capital that the first quarterly rent payment since the ouster of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev would be made on Wednesday.

He added that during a meeting with the interim government he also discussed the restoration of democracy and urgent economic aid to Kyrgyzstan.

The military base was built on the territory of Bishkek's Manas airport in 2001 to service the US-led international military operations in nearby Afghanistan.

In early 2009, the Kyrgyz government announced that all US troops would have to leave the country, but later agreed a deal with the Pentagon that increased the rent to $60 million a year and turned the base into a transit center.

Russia also has a base near Bishkek, and in April expressed its readiness to provide aid to Kyrgyzstan's interim government. Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Russia would give Kyrgyzstan a $20 million grant and a $30 million concessional loan to help stabilize the economic situation in the ex-Soviet republic after the riots in early April that led to the opposition taking power and Bakiyev's departure.

 Head of the foreign affairs ministry of Kyrgyzstan met with the Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Miroslav Jenca

Head of the foreign affairs ministry of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbayev has met with the Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Miroslav Jenca on May 4 in Bishkek.
M.Jenca has informed that he had visited the southern region of Kyrgyzstan on May 3, 2010 and met with the governors of Osh and Jalalabad oblasts, representatives of public organizations and national minorities.
M.Jenca has said that Security Council of UN has approved the taken up post conflict actions in Kyrgyzstan and other upcoming UN programs to support Kyrgyzstan. 

Participants of round table talks argues which branch of power will form the conception of internal and foreign policies of Kyrgyzstan

A round-table talks titled “Draft of Kyrgyzstan’s Constitution. Analyses and perspectives” in the framework of national discussions, began its work in Bishkek on May 4, 2010.

Member of interim government of Kyrgyzstan O.Tekebayev believes that Kyrgyz parliament should implement this function and form the internal and foreign policy of Kyrgyzstan. “Premier is the subject of international policy and has the right to sign international documents without the consent of president” added O. Tekebayev.

 Some participants expressed their opinion and opposed that Kyrgyz parliament is not able realize such functions.

 
 Interim government to increase the salary of employees of defense and law-enforcement bodies

Interim government plans to increase the salary of employees of defense and law-enforcement bodies, provision of regular salary and pension payment for the workers of budget spheres, financing the reconstruction of some objects.

Finance ministry of Kyrgyzstan is ordered to work on these issues. Also, National Bank of Kyrgyzstan is to allocate credits from May 1 to the farmers for the completion of spring field works.

Washington to send envoy to Bishkek

 Assistant to the US president for National Security Affairs, Michael McFaul will pay a working visit to Kyrgyzstan on May 4, 2010..
It is expected that Mr. McFaul will meet with the head of interim government Roza Otunbayeva and deputies Almazbek Atambayev and Omurbek Tekebayev.

Kyrgyzstan: $9 Million found in safe-deposit box of former defense minister

Kyrgyz authorities say they have found almost $9 million in cash belonging to former Kyrgyz Defense Minister Bakyt Kalyev in a safe-deposit box in a bank in Bishkek.

Acting Prosecutor-General Baitemir Ibraev told RFE-RL that besides the money, official stamps from Bishkek districts were found in other safe-deposit boxes.

He said the stamps may have been used to legitimize documents by officials in the government of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev involving illegal financial transactions. An investigation is under way.

Kalyev has been arrested by police and is being detained.
Bakiev and his government fled the capital on April 7 amid clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces that killed more than 80 people and injured hundreds.

Round-table talks titled “Draft of Kyrgyzstan’s Constitution. Analyses and perspectives” be held in Bishkek

A round-table talks titled “Draft of Kyrgyzstan’s Constitution. Analyses and perspectives” in the framework of national discussions, will be held in Bishkek on May 4, 2010.

The discussions are organized by the interim government of Kyrgyzstan with support of OSCE in Bishkek.

It is expected that members of interim government, representatives of political parties, civil society from Bishkek, Issyk Kul, Naryn, Talas and Chui oblasts of Kyrgyzstan.

Money reward is guaranteed for capture of escaped officials

Interim government of Kyrgyzstan declares money reward for capture (20000-100000 US dollars) of escaped officials.

The  Prosecutor - General's Office, Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan accused the officials including the brothers, sons of the ousted president K.Bakiyev, ex prime ministers, ex head of CEC and others in committing crimes and they are wanted.

 Son of ousted Kyrgyz President investigated for corruption

Maksim Bakiev, the son of Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev, has been implicated in a corruption scandal which involved fuel delivery to the U.S. air base in the country.

Local media on May 1 cited prosecutors as saying air base suppliers bought fuel from Kyrgyz companies, who in turn bought fuel from Russia.

The Kyrgyz firms were owned by Maksim, and investigators say his father had relaxed import duties for his companies.

Numerous investigations have been launched into the activities of Kurmanbek Bakiev's government, which has been accused of money laundering and abuse of office.

 All information based on the newswire of the Zpress.kg news agency