Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov arrested fiancé Aftandil Sabyrbekov for a lavish marriage proposal during a mudslide crisis, after refusing to apologize.

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov arrested his niece's fiancé, Aftandil Sabyrbekov, for an ostentatious helicopter-assisted marriage proposal during a time of deadly mudslides. Japarov ordered Sabyrbekov's arrest on drug-related charges after he failed to issue a public apology. Japarov has been cracking down on wasting public finances since taking power in a 2020 coup.

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