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Trial for 'Letter of 75' Case to Continue in Open Session

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources In the courts
  • A court in Bishkek will continue the trial for the "letter of 75" case in an open session.
  • The court has lifted the secrecy classification from the case materials, except for the testimony of secret witnesses.
  • The case involves allegations that an appeal signed by 75 politicians and public figures contained calls for a change of power.

The trial concerning the "letter of 75" will proceed in an open court session in Bishkek, according to information confirmed by a lawyer involved in the case. The Pervomaysky District Court has decided to lift the secrecy classification from the majority of the case materials.

However, the testimony provided by secret witnesses will remain classified. This decision allows for greater transparency in the proceedings, making the details of the case accessible to the public.

The criminal case is linked to a public appeal, known as the "letter of 75." This letter, signed by a group of politicians and public figures, is alleged by investigators to contain elements inciting a change of power within the country.

Prominent figures implicated in the case include Kamchybek Tashiev, the former head of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), former Prosecutor General Kurmanul Zulueshev, and former Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu, along with several other former politicians.

The court removed the secrecy classification from the case materials, except for the testimony of secret witnesses.

— Ikramidin AitkulovLawyer for former GKNB head Kamchybek Tashiev, confirming the court's decision on declassifying case materials.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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