“Kyrgyzstan is resolutely determined to push for the handover of Janysh Bakiyev and other people on the international wanted list by Belarus.”
Kyrgyzstan has appealed to the CIS Executive Committee for help in having former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his brother Janysh extradited from Belarus, Nurzhigit Kadyrbekov, spokesman for the Kyrgyz foreign ministry, told reporters in Bishkek on September 12.
“Kyrgyzstan is resolutely determined to push for the handover of Janysh Bakiyev and other people on the international wanted list by Belarus.”
Kyrgyzstan has repeatedly asked Belarus to arrest and extradite the Bakiyev brothers and their associates who have been given refuge by Minsk. They are on Interpol's and the CIS' wanted list.
“We have appealed to the Minsk-based CIS Executive Committee for assistance in making Belarus fulfill its obligations under the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil and Family Matters and Criminal Cases and other international agreements signed in 1993,” Mr. Kadyrbekov said.
Kurmanbek and Janybek Bakiyev have been given refuge by Belarus after fleeing Kyrgyzstan as a result of a popular uprising. Belarus has rejected Kyrgyzstan's requests for their extradition, claiming that their prosecution would be politically motivated.
Earlier this year, Kyrgyzstan recalled its ambassador from Belarus, while the area around the Belarusian embassy in Bishkek became the scene of regular street protests.
According to unconfirmed reports, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was granted Belarusian citizenship in 2010. Earlier this year, he reportedly bought a house on the outskirts of Minsk for $2 million.
The former Kyrgyz president has five brothers: Janybek, Kanybek, Marat, Akmat and Adyl. One more brother, Zhusup, died in 2006.
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