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- The indictment of eight people, including security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, will be heard behind closed doors with media barred, per the accused’s legal team.
- Kyrgyz authorities have charged Kamchybek Tashiev and seven others with attempting to overthrow President Sadyr Japarov; lawyer Ikramidin Aytkulov says they face up to 20 years.
- Analysts warn the secret trial could spark new instability in Kyrgyzstan, a volatile, remittance-dependent nation with multiple presidential ousters since 2005.
