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Missing Kyrgyz citizen Cholponbek Sydykov has been found, Consul General of Kyrgyzstan in Almaty Nazarali Aripov said.

Earlier, Aigul Sartbaeva wrote on her page on the social media that Sydykov was detained after the riots in Almaty.

According to the Consul General, Sydykov’s both legs are broken and has ribs damaged. He was detained on the Almaty-Bishkek highway on the night of January 9, beaten, and taken to a hospital. Today the Consulate General found him in a hospital in Alatau district.

“First he was detained by the military, then they handed him over to the police, then they beat him, broke 2 legs, ribs, then they took him to the hospital, no information was given and today we found him,” Aripov said.