Kyrgyzstan opposition leader Tekebaev sentenced to 8 years in prison
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Late on August 16, a court in Bishkek found Kyrgyzstan’s opposition leader Omurbek Tekebaev and former Emergency Situations Minister Duishonkul Chotonov guilty of bribe-taking and sentenced them to eight years in prison each, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
