Aidanbek Akmatov

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: August 11, 2020

Attack type:

• Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

Aidanbek Akmatov was summoned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for interrogation. He was interrogated about his publication on social networks titled “Oligarch is the same as үch bashtuu azhydaar” (translation of Russian: “Oligarch or three-headed dragon”). In his post, the journalist analyzed the influence of oligarchs on Kyrgyzstan's politics, who "in 2010-2015 created their own parties, increased their influence ... and were actively engaged in the plunder of national resources." Also, the blogger wrote that the current president uses oligarchs to from the parliament in the same way as the former head of state Almazbek Atambayev did.