In his address, the former speaker congratulated the people of Kyrgyzstan on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, expressing hope for peace, unity, and prosperity in the country. He also commented on rumors regarding his alleged involvement in political intrigues and the so-called "Appeal of 75".
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“In the holy month of Ramadan and before God, I openly declare: I had no relation to intrigues or the collection of signatures under the appeal of seventy-five elders,” he emphasized.
According to Turgunbek uulu, the letter that caused a wide public resonance was published in the media while he was on an official visit to Turkey, and he only learned of its appearance later.
The former speaker reported that he has recently faced health issues and has been undergoing treatment. In this regard, he decided to leave political activity, focusing on restoring his health and personal matters, resigning his deputy mandate early.
He expressed gratitude to his voters for their trust and apologized for his premature departure from parliament. Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu noted that during his leadership of the Jogorku Kenesh, important laws for the country were initiated and adopted, and all decisions were made in the interests of the state and the people.
In conclusion of his statement, he called on the people of Kyrgyzstan for unity and political stability, expressing confidence that time will give a final assessment of all events.
It should be recalled that earlier a number of public figures and officials appealed to the head of state Sadyr Japarov and Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu with a request to promptly initiate new presidential elections. The document was signed by 75 people, five of whom were later detained by law enforcement agencies.
After this, the head of the GKNB Kamchybek Tashiev was removed from his position. The president, commenting on his decision, stated that it was related to the actions of the authors of the "appeal of 75 people". There were also reports of the possibility of the resignation of the Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu, but this information was denied in parliament.
However, just two days after the resignation of the head of the GKNB, Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu announced his voluntary departure from the post of speaker.
