Bishkek Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of Presidential Niece's Boyfriend

The Birinchi May district court in Bishkek said on August 2 that it had extended pretrial detention of the boyfriend of a niece of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on a charge of producing illegal drugs. The decision to hold Aftandil Sabyrbekov and his brother Tariel until at least October 3 was made three days earlier. Aftandil Sabyrbekov is the boyfriend of Lazzat Nurgojoeva, who is a daughter of Japarov's younger brother, Davletbek. In June, Japarov publicly apologized after a video showing Sabyrbekov proposing to Nurgojoeva in a lavish ceremony circulated on the Internet and sparked a public outcry. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.