Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev was detained by special police forces, the headquarters of the Social-Democratic Party said on Saturday, APA reports citing TASS.
"Atambayev has been detained and now a measure of restraint is being chosen for the ex-president," the headquarters said.
Atambayev was detained as part of a new criminal case into organizing mass riots, the republic’s National Security Committee said in response to an inquiry.