It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an employee of the Prosecutor General.

Earlier, the head of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic Orozbek Opumbaev said that Atambayev shot at special forces.

The ex-president of Kyrgyzstan himself claimed that his "supporters did not even have a slingshot." At the same time, he confirmed that he shot when the assault on his residence was launched.

“I shot when the guys went to the third floor. I tried not to hit the guys, ”said Atambayev.

Former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, by court order, was detained for up to August 26. He was detained on August 8.