Kyrgyzstan court sentences former president's son and opposition leader to prison

A court in Kyrgyzstan has sentenced Kadyr Atambayev, son of former President Almazbek Atambayev, to four years and opposition leader Temirlan Sultanbekov to seven years for an alleged plot to seize power. Both defendants denied the charges, with Sultanbekov calling the prosecution politically motivated. The trial was held behind closed doors.

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