At the end of last year, Uzbek and Kyrgyz authorities launched large-scale crackdowns on organised crime, notably targeting ‘top dogs’ known to be linked to the respective governments. In a special operation in October the Kyrgyz security service killed the country’s most powerful crime boss, Kamchy Kolbayev, before going after everyone linked to him. In […]
Why are the Uzbek and Kyrgyz governments clamping down on organised crime?
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