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BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved President Sooronbai Jeenbekov's move to sack the country’s Prosecutor-General Indira Joldubaeva, who has been criticized for what activists say is the persecution of opposition politicians and independent media, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — A notorious, nearly 130-year-old jail in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent will be replaced by a park, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Corruption has penetrated deeply into the courts, prosecutor's offices, financial police, the State Committee for National Security, and the police, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov said at the country's Security Council meeting on February 8. The meeting considered measures against corruption in the judicial, law enforcement and supervisory bodies of Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek city court has upheld a suspended five-year prison sentence against Kyrgyzstan’s former Prosecutor-General Aida Salyanova, who is now an opposition lawmaker, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the USAID Collaborative Governance Program, has completed the upgrade of the interactive map of legal service providers at www.legalmap.gov.kg and is officially announcing its launch for general public’s use. The upgraded interactive map improved access to legal information for citizens and simplified the search for legal service providers. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoev has issued a decree emphasizing that evidence obtained under torture is inadmissible in the country's courts, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported. Continue reading
