Kyrgyz prosecutors on June 10 asked a Bishkek court to convict and hand down lengthy sentences to 27 members of a Kyrgyz group who are on trial for protesting a border deal with Uzbekistan, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
The prosecutors asked for 20 years in prison for each of the defendants along with the confiscation of their property and assets. The 27 were arrested in 2022 and charged with organizing mass unrest and plotting to seize power after they protested a deal that saw Kyrgyzstan hand over the Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan. Many were later transferred to house arrest. The trial is being held behind closed doors as case materials were designated classified.
