Kadyrzhan Batyrov ( uz, Qodirjon Botirov, Қодиржон Ботиров; russian: Кадыржан Батыров; 9 March 1956 – 4 December 2018) was a

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businessman and politician of Uzbek origin.

Biography

He was also head of the University of People's Friendship and a parliamentary deputy. Last years he resided in

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.Nation can be dangerous for those who flee persecution

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(10 November 2011) He fled from Kyrgyzstan to

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in 2010. Batyrov received a life sentence in absentia for his alleged role in ethnic conflicts in southern Kyrgyzstan in summer 2010. In September 2011 he applied for political asylum in Ukraine. In October 2011 Ukrainian prosecutors granted a request to extradite him to Kyrgyzstan. Prosecutors eventually withdrew permission to extradite Batyrov after

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helped him to receive an offer of asylum in Sweden. He died in his sleep in

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.В Одессе на 62-м году жизни скончался Кадыржан Батыров
KNews (5 December 2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Batyrov, Kadyrzhan Members of the Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan) 1956 births 2018 deaths Kyrgyzstani people of Uzbek descent People from Jalal-Abad Region