Kyrgyz High Court Rules Against Akaeva Candidacy

Bermet Akaeva (file photo) (RFE/RL)

BISHKEK, April 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The Kyrgyz Supreme Court today ruled that the elder daughter of ousted President Askar Akaev cannot run for parliament, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.

Bermet Akaeva had this week appealed a decision by the Kemin district court which barred her from running in a by-election set for April 29.

But today's decision by the country's highest court in Bishkek upheld the Kemin district court's ruling, which said Akaeva lacked the required length-of-residence to be a candidate.