Former Kyrgyz President Jeenbekov Says He Resigned To Avoid 'Bloodshed'

A day after his resignation as Kyrgyzstan's president, Sooronbai Jeenbekov spoke to members of the country's parliament at the state residence in the capital, Bishkek. During his October 16 speech, Jeenbekov explained his decision to resign saying that he did not want to be remembered as a leader who caused bloodshed by shooting his own people.