According to the ex-minister, Kamchybek Tashiev has faced criticism from people who previously did not dare to speak out against him openly, after he lost part of his executive powers. Omurbek Suvanaliev discussed this in a podcast by journalist Ernis Kiyazov.
Political Position and Powers
Suvanaliev noted that the responsibility for decisions made during the period of the political tandem cannot rest solely on the former head of the special services. He emphasized that it was President Sadyr Japarov who granted Tashiev broad powers when he simultaneously headed the GKNB and served as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.
"Tashiev has more enemies today than hairs on his head. There are enemies among government officials, and there are also outside of it. He trusted a friend and ended up caught between two fires"
The former Interior Minister also recalled that during the period of Japarov and Tashiev's joint work, he publicly criticized the established management system, which he called the "institution of two friends." According to Suvanaliev, such statements caused dissatisfaction on Tashiev's part.
Context
Omurbek Suvanaliev serves as Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic. Kamchybek Tashiev is the Chairman of the GKNB, and Sadyr Japarov is the President of Kyrgyzstan.
