Kyrgyz prosecutor resigns amid reports of corruption by husband
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| Publication Date | 20 January 2015 |
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January 20, 2015
By RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service
BISHKEK – Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor-general has resigned amid reports of her husband's alleged involvement in a corruption case.
The Kyrgyz parliament's press service said Aida Salyanova filed a letter of resignation with the president's office on January 19.
National Security Committee spokesman Rakhat Sulaimanov confirmed to RFE/RL on January 20 that Salyanova's husband, Bakyt Abdykaparov, is suspected of involvement in corruption.
No details of the corruption case are known.
Justice Minister Almambet Shykmamatov told RFE/RL that Abdykaparov has been working as his aide since November.
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