“A Kyrgyz court has sentenced former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev in absentia to 24 years in jail for abuse of power. The former president’s brother Zhanysh, who led the security services, was given a life term for crimes including murder.” BBC reports.
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Senguttuvan / February 12, 2013
The man ran the show with the brother in charge of the armed forces.
He was overthrown and took refuge in neighbouring Belarus – with the
loot. Courts go into action and delivers “justice” only when the new lot takes over. Familiar story where despots run Banana republics fooling themselves they are running democracies to the applause of the world.
Shades of familiarity, eh!
Senguttuvan
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AYMAN / February 19, 2013
SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE PREVALENT SITUATION HERE.
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