Kyrgyzstan: ex-Defense Minister’s supporters to end hunger-strike

Hunger-strike participants in support of Ismail Isakov, Ex-Defense Minister of Kyrgyzstan are going to end their protest action on February 10, 2010, Topchubek Turgunaliev one of opposition leaders told the news agency 24.kg Monday.

The protest action will be stopped because the Military Court begins consideration of the appeal on Ismail Isakov's case on February 10. "We are not intending to put pressure upon court by means of protest action," Turgunaliev said.

Moreover, the opposition is not intended to organize any meetings and pickets during the court process. "Our actions can be considered as illegal," Turgunaliev added.