Kyrgyz presidential spokesman Askar Alagozov told RFE/RL on June 3 that the Central Asian nation's Prosecutor-General Kurmankul Zulushev has stepped down. According to Alagozov, the move was made by Zulushev on his own accord. It is unclear who will replace Zulushev or when someone will be appointed. Zulushev served as the Prosecutor-General since October 2020, right after President Sadyr Japarov took over the country following antigovernment protests sparked by irregularities during parliamentary elections. Last month, Japarov publicly reprimanded Zulushev amid reports about the alleged involvement of some prosecutors into the activities of the Mineral Resources Ministry's license issuing agency. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
