BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors charged a former president with corruption on Tuesday, paving the way for Parliament to lift his immunity as a protracted power struggle threatens to roil the fragile ex-Soviet state.

The state prosecutor’s office said it had sent the charge for consideration by Parliament, which could strip Almazbek Atambayev of immunity in the coming days.

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