BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan’s former president was released from jail Tuesday by anti-government protesters who seized the seat of government before forcing their way into the national security committee building where his jail cell was located, an eyewitness told AFP.
Adil Turdukuov, an activist and ally of ex-Kyrgyz leader Almazbek Atambayev, said the protesters freed Atambayev “without force or use of any weapons” and noted that national security officials had not made any attempt at resistance.