Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General's Office said on January 13 that all corruption charges against self-exiled former President Askar Akaev have been dropped due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Akaev fled to Moscow during the Tulip Revolution in 2005. He was president from 1990-2005 and for many years avoided returning to Kyrgyzstan. Since 2021, however, he made several short visits to Bishkek to be questioned in connection with the corruption investigation of the Kumtor gold-mine case. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Corruption Charges Against Former Kyrgyz President Dropped
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