Lawmakers of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Thursday in favor of stripping former president Almazbek Atambayev of his immunity.
“The necessary number of MPs voted in favor of lifting ex-president’s immunity, after adopting this decision Atambayev may be prosecuted,” a spokesman said.
A total of 106 out of 120 lawmakers supported the decision.
Atambayev, 62, served as Kyrgyzstan’s president in 2011-2017.