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Kyrgyz President Replaces Mayor Of Osh, The Country's Second-Largest City

Osh's new mayor, Bakytbek Jetigenov (file photo)
Osh's new mayor, Bakytbek Jetigenov (file photo)

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on November 29 appointed Bakytbek Jetigenov as the mayor of Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second largest city, after sacking Almaz Mambetov amid media reports saying a criminal case had been launched against him. Mambetov was appointed to the post in August 2021. Jetigenov, 56, is a former lawmaker who spent one month in pretrial detention in late 2021 on a charge of plotting to seize power. He was released after the case against him was closed. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.

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