Dozens of supporters of ex-Bishkek mayors gathered in courtroom to hear verdict

AKIPRESS.COM - Supporters of 13 defendants, including ex-mayors of Bishkek Kubanychbek Kulmatov and Albek Ibraimov, gathered in the Lenin district court of Bishkek on December 23.
Presiding Judge Kubanychbek Kasymbekov left for the deliberation room.
The courtroom is now cramped. About 100 relatives and friends have gathered to hear the verdict.
Spouses of former mayors, their children and well-known media personalities are among those gathered in the courtroom.