Kadyrzhan Batyrov | |
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Born | Qodirjon Botirov 9 March 1956 |
Died | 4 December 2018 | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | businessman, politician |
Kadyrzhan Batyrov ( Uzbek: Qodirjon Botirov, Қодиржон Ботиров; Russian: Кадыржан Батыров; 9 March 1956 – 4 December 2018) was a Kyrgyz businessman and politician of Uzbek origin.
He was also head of the University of People's Friendship [1] and a parliamentary deputy. Last years he resided in Sweden. [2] He fled from Kyrgyzstan to Ukraine in 2010. [2] Batyrov received a life sentence in absentia for his alleged role in ethnic conflicts in southern Kyrgyzstan in summer 2010. [2] In September 2011 he applied for political asylum in Ukraine. [2] In October 2011 Ukrainian prosecutors granted a request to extradite him to Kyrgyzstan. [2] Prosecutors eventually withdrew permission to extradite Batyrov after UNHCR helped him to receive an offer of asylum in Sweden. [2]
He died in his sleep in Odesa, Ukraine. [3]
Kadyrzhan Batyrov | |
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Born | Qodirjon Botirov 9 March 1956 |
Died | 4 December 2018 | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | businessman, politician |
Kadyrzhan Batyrov ( Uzbek: Qodirjon Botirov, Қодиржон Ботиров; Russian: Кадыржан Батыров; 9 March 1956 – 4 December 2018) was a Kyrgyz businessman and politician of Uzbek origin.
He was also head of the University of People's Friendship [1] and a parliamentary deputy. Last years he resided in Sweden. [2] He fled from Kyrgyzstan to Ukraine in 2010. [2] Batyrov received a life sentence in absentia for his alleged role in ethnic conflicts in southern Kyrgyzstan in summer 2010. [2] In September 2011 he applied for political asylum in Ukraine. [2] In October 2011 Ukrainian prosecutors granted a request to extradite him to Kyrgyzstan. [2] Prosecutors eventually withdrew permission to extradite Batyrov after UNHCR helped him to receive an offer of asylum in Sweden. [2]
He died in his sleep in Odesa, Ukraine. [3]