In Cuffs And In Tears: Turkmen President Shames Minister For Alleged Corruption

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In a country rife with corruption and often bizarre official events, the televised confession by Turkmenistan's trade minister did not seem out of place. He was one of several alleged criminals who offered a mea culpa in an apparent show of force by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.