Kemelbek Kutmanov, the son of former Kyrgyz Natural Resources Minister Dinara Kutmanova, has been detained in Turkey and his extradition to Kyrgyzstan on corruption charges is pending, President Sadyr Japarov said on July 24. Japarov also rejected Kutmanova's recent statement that unknown persons abducted her son in Turkey and demanded a ransom. Japarov said the probe against Kutmanov was linked to the alleged embezzlement of funds at the Kumtor gold mine. Last week, the chief of the National Security Committee, Kamchybek Tashiev, publicly accused Kutmanova of being involved in the embezzlement, which she denied. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
