From: Vladic Ravich (vravich@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Nov 04 2004 - 11:44:32 EST
KAZAKH POLICE DETAIL UZBEK COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION
Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB) released a statement on 3
November providing details on recent counterterrorism cooperation with
Uzbek law enforcement, Kazinform reported. "The investigative sections
of the KNB and their counterparts in Uzbekistan had a need to
double-check the testimony of individuals charged with crimes in
connection with the terrorist attacks in Tashkent (in March and June
2004)," the statement read. The KNB said that prosecutors from the two
countries agreed that Uzbek authorities will surrender two Uzbek
citizens to Kazakh authorities for questioning, and Kazakh authorities
will hand over three Kazakh citizens to Uzbekistan for questioning. The
press release noted that the accused gave written consent in the
presence of lawyers and that all of the individuals will be returned to
their countries of origin when investigations are complete. DK
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