BISHKEK (Reuters) - A court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced opposition politician Omurbek Tekebayev to eight years in prison for corruption and fraud on Wednesday, two months ahead of a presidential election in which he planned to run.
The Central Asian republic's pro-Russian President, Almazbek Atambayev, is barred from running in the Oct. 15 election and is backing an ally. Tekebayev is one of Atambayev most outspoken critics.
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