Presidential administration official nominated for Kyrgyz prosecutor general
BISHKEK. Jan 22 (Interfax) - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has nominated Indira Joldubayeva for the post of the country's prosecutor general, the presidential press service told Interfax on Thursday.
"President Atambayev nominated Joldubayeva for the post of prosecutor general and submitted this proposal to the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament)," the press service said.
Joldubayeva most recently held the post of director of the presidential administration's department for judicial reform and law.
The president earlier signed a decree accepting the resignation of Aida Salyanova from the post of the country's prosecutor general.
Under the Kyrgyz constitution, the prosecutor general's possible resignation should first be discussed with parliament, which said on January 21 that Salyanova should be allowed to step down.
Salyanova was appointed to the post of Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor general at the end of March 2011 for seven years, but decided to resign ahead of time. She had been given one of the key roles in the country's drive against corruption.
The reasons behind Salyanova's resignation remain unknown. She did not attend Wednesday's parliamentary session, although MPs had insisted on her presence.
For their part, sources in law enforcement agencies suggested that Salyanova may have decided to step down because of a criminal inquiry opened against her husband, Bakyt Abdykaparov, who has been accused by Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee of abuse of power and fraud.
The inquiry opened against Abdykaparov, who currently serves as an aide to the Kyrgyz justice minister, is being handled by the country's National Security Committee.
Salyanova said in an interview with Azattyk (Kyrgyz channel of Radio Liberty) last night that "everything said about her husband is a lie and time will come when all circumstances will become public."
