Rysbek Abdymalikovich Akmatbayev (russian: Рысбек Абдымаликович Акматбаев; 6 July 1960 – 10 May 2006) was a Kyrgyz

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and alleged criminal

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. Under President

Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ove ...

, Akmatbayev and a number of other alleged criminal figures including

Bayaman Erkinbayev Bayaman Erkinbayev (Баяман Эркинбаев, c. 1967 - September 22, 2005) was a top Kyrgyzstani lawmaker and parliamentary deputy, who was the driving force behind the riots in southern Kyrgyzstan that led to the overthrow of President Ask ...

were facing a variety of criminal charges including murder. Seeing an opportunity during the 2005

Tulip Revolution The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (russian: Тюльпановая революция; ky, Жоогазын революциясы) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parlia ...

, the mafia participated heavily in the coup and subsequently won positions in the post-revolutionary government. Ryspek was elected to parliament in April 2006. However, a power struggle emerged, and several politicians including Erkinbayev, Raatbek Sanatbayev and Ryspek's own brother Tynychbek were assassinated, the latter having died during a prison riot orchestrated by another Kyrgyz criminal,

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Aziz Batukayev. Ryspek subsequently associated Batukayev with prime minister

Felix Kulov Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov (russian: Феликс Шаршенбаевич Кулов; ky, Феликс Шаршенбаевич (Шаршенбай уулу) Кулов, Feliks Sharshenbayevich (Sharshenbay uulu) Kulov; born 29 October 1948) ...

, and held nationwide protests demanding his resignation. He was himself shot dead leaving a mosque in May 2006.

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