Kyrgyz opposition leader detained ahead of presidential campaign

[Synecdoche Trope]

Source: Reuters

Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:42am EST

Kyrgyzstan's state security service said it detained opposition politician Omurbek Tekebayev on Sunday on charges of corruption and fraud, a move that may eliminate him as a contender for presidency in the upcoming election.

Tekebayev, 58, leads the Ata Meken (Fatherland) party's parliamentary faction and is one of the most outspoken critics of President Almazbek Atambayev, whose term ends this year.

The ex-Soviet Central Asian nation will hold a presidential election on Nov. 19.

The state security service said in a statement it had detained him at an airport upon arrival from Turkey.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kyrgyzstan-opposition-idUSKBN16505E?il=0

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I know Trump's awake at this time, but--as a Faux Fanatic--he probably won't read this. I hope.

[Ilsa]

1. Atambayev has Putin's playbook. nt

[groundloop]

2. 45* is following the same playbook - he's already started attacking the press