Russia has extradited Kyrgyzstan's former interior minister to the Central Asian country, following his arrest on unspecified charges over the weekend.
Moldomusa Kongantiyev was arrested in Moscow by Russian Special Forces and is now being held in Bishkek, the interim Kyrgyz government said.
Earlier this month, the former statesman was shown on TV, being beaten up by protesters.
This is the highest-profile arrest to date of a member of Kyrgyzstan's recently deposed government.
Analysts say the move is also a sign of strong Russian support for the interim Kyrgyz government, headed by a former foreign minister, Roza Otunbayeva.
The interim government came to powers following the April 7 bloody uprising, that toppled President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
More than 80 people died in the unrest, after the former administration allegedly ordered troops to open fire on protesters.
The former president has accused Russia of leading the upsurge over anger at Bakiyev's decision to keep a US airbase in Kyrgyzstan.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124489§ionid=351020406.
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