Medet Sadyrkulov
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Medet Sadyrkulov was a Kyrgyz
politician and former chief of staff
for presidents
Askar Akayev
and Kurmanbek Bakiyev
. He was also Kyrgyzstan
's ambassador to Iran
from 2000 to 2005. In January 2009 he stepped down from his post with the Bakiyev administration, refused an offer to become Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, and became active in opposition politics. At about 5 a.m. on March 13, 2009 Sadyrkulov was killed along with his driver and one other companion. The government says that his death was the result of a car crash, but some people think this is not true. They think the Kyrgyz government, particularly the president, was afraid that Sadyrkulov would speak about his money stealing and information about his future plans. Moreover his allies say it was a political assassination. Sadyrkulov was on his way back to the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek
from neighboring Kazakhstan
, where he had been mustering support for opposition to the government. Sadyrkulov was 55.
Oksana Malevanaya, ex-Head of Presidential Secretariat, believes the Bakiyev administration had nothing to do with Sadyrkulov's death. She reveals this to a U.S. Ambassador, Tatiana C. Gfoeller. The link to the cable is: http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2010/02/10BISHKEK98.html
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
politician and former chief of staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
for presidents
President of Kyrgyzstan
The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The President, according to the constitution, "is the symbol of the unity of people and state power, and is the guarantor of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and of an individual and citizen." The...
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his overthrow in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution....
and Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010...
. He was also Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
's ambassador to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
from 2000 to 2005. In January 2009 he stepped down from his post with the Bakiyev administration, refused an offer to become Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, and became active in opposition politics. At about 5 a.m. on March 13, 2009 Sadyrkulov was killed along with his driver and one other companion. The government says that his death was the result of a car crash, but some people think this is not true. They think the Kyrgyz government, particularly the president, was afraid that Sadyrkulov would speak about his money stealing and information about his future plans. Moreover his allies say it was a political assassination. Sadyrkulov was on his way back to the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
from neighboring Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, where he had been mustering support for opposition to the government. Sadyrkulov was 55.
Oksana Malevanaya, ex-Head of Presidential Secretariat, believes the Bakiyev administration had nothing to do with Sadyrkulov's death. She reveals this to a U.S. Ambassador, Tatiana C. Gfoeller. The link to the cable is: http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2010/02/10BISHKEK98.html