Askar Akayev needn't fear arrest if he returns to Kyrgyzstan.

BISHKEK, November 18 (Itar-Tass) -- Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev need not fear arrest if he returns to the country, Kyrgyzstani prosecutor-general Elmurza Satybaldiyev told a news conference in Bishkek on Wednesday.

"Nobody is going to detain him [Akayev], and he has not been stripped
of immunity," Satybaldiyev said. "Nothing threatens him in our country,"
he said. "The prosecutor-general added it is not known whether or not the
former head of state intends to return to his native country.
At the same time, Satybaldiyev does not rule out that the
ex-president, if he returns to Kyrgyzstan, may be called for questioning
as a witness in connection with criminal cases against persons who used to
be in his entourage. According to the prosecutor-general, 98 criminal
cases were instituted against his former associates in the past four
years. Eighteen of those cases were later cancelled.
Akayev left Kyrgyzstan on March 24, 2005, during the "tulip
revolution" that resulted in the change of power. The ex-president
together with his wife and children settled in Moscow and never once
ventured to Bishkek in four years. Several weeks after Akayev's
resignation, criminal proceedings were instituted against some members of
his family, specifically against his elder son Aidar. According to
Satybaldiyev, Kyrgyzstani prosecutor's office thrice made requests to
Russian colleagues for Akayev's extradition but the requests were
invariably rejected.
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