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Friday, 16 January 2004
KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY BUGGING SCANDAL GROWS
By empty (1/16/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
As of the beginning of the Kyrgyz Legislative Assembly\'s 16 January session, listening devices had been found in the offices of seven parliamentarians. The scandal erupted two days earlier when General Ismail Isakov, head of the parliamentary State Security Committee and a former security official, announced he had found a bug in his office. Other parliamentarians made similar discoveries and, in a special session on 15 January, accused the National Security Service of planting the devices.
As of the beginning of the Kyrgyz Legislative Assembly\'s 16 January session, listening devices had been found in the offices of seven parliamentarians. The scandal erupted two days earlier when General Ismail Isakov, head of the parliamentary State Security Committee and a former security official, announced he had found a bug in his office. Other parliamentarians made similar discoveries and, in a special session on 15 January, accused the National Security Service of planting the devices. National Security Service chief Karlyk Imankulov denied the charge, pointing out that the devices were homemade. The Prosecutor-General\'s Office has launched an investigation. (kabar.kg)