YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, ARMENPRESS. Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev was detained by special police forces, the headquarters of the Social-Democratic Party told 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 from the news agency 24.kg.