Akhmatbek Keldibekov (born 16 June 1966) was the Speaker of Parliament in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

as of 17 December 2010, in office until 2011. He is a member of the

Ata-Zhurt Ata-Zhurt or Ata-Jurt ( ; ) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Its political base is in the south of the country, but the party is headquartered in its capital Bishkek. In 2014, it merged with the Respublika party to create Respublika–Ata Z ...

party. He was elected with 101 votes in favour and 14 against as part of the formation of a new

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

. Keldibekov was arrested in November 2013 and charged with abuse of office and financial misdeeds, sparking protests in his native region of Osh in the country's south. His supporters insist that his arrest is politically motivated."Kyrgyz Ex-Speaker's Pretrial Detention Extended"
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