Moldomusa Kongantiyev
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Moldomusa Tashbolotovich Kongantiyev is a Kyrgyzstani politician and former Interior Minister of Kyrgyzstan
until April 2010.
As of April 7, 2010 there are conflicting media reports as to whether Kongantiyev was killed in Talas
or taken hostage during the 2010 Kyrgyzstan riots. The Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has denied reports about Kongantiyev's death, and on 8 April 2010 he was shown heavily beaten up, but alive, in a television report. Opposition leader Bolotbek Sherniyazov was named new interim interior minister.
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...
until April 2010.
As of April 7, 2010 there are conflicting media reports as to whether Kongantiyev was killed in Talas
Talas, Kyrgyzstan
Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in the Talas River valley between two imposing mountain ranges. Its geographical location is and its population is 32,538 . It is the administrative headquarters of Talas province. The town was founded by East Slavic settlers in 1877...
or taken hostage during the 2010 Kyrgyzstan riots. The Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has denied reports about Kongantiyev's death, and on 8 April 2010 he was shown heavily beaten up, but alive, in a television report. Opposition leader Bolotbek Sherniyazov was named new interim interior minister.