Niyazov demoted Rejepdury Atayev, the construction minister, and Begench Atamuradov, the agriculture minister. The two will stay at their respective ministries for a three-month probation period.
"Begench [Atamuradov], you are free from your position as a deputy [prime minister]. Stay with the ministry, and that's only for three months, just like [Rejepdurdy] Atayev. If you give me results, you will work there, otherwise I don't need useless people. You have to take care of the land. You don't even know your duties," Niyazov told state television.
Niyazov has ordered Atayev to pay back some $6 million dollars that he allegedly acquired through illegal bank loans. Atayev quickly promised to repay the money.
Dismissals and reshufflings of government posts are a common feature of Turkmenistan's political scene.
(RFE/RL/BBC)
"Begench [Atamuradov], you are free from your position as a deputy [prime minister]. Stay with the ministry, and that's only for three months, just like [Rejepdurdy] Atayev. If you give me results, you will work there, otherwise I don't need useless people. You have to take care of the land. You don't even know your duties," Niyazov told state television.
Niyazov has ordered Atayev to pay back some $6 million dollars that he allegedly acquired through illegal bank loans. Atayev quickly promised to repay the money.
Dismissals and reshufflings of government posts are a common feature of Turkmenistan's political scene.
(RFE/RL/BBC)
