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Playboy ‘Prince’ funded unrest?

Authorities have accused the son of Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president, nicknamed “the Prince” and known for his playboy lifestyle, of being a prime instigator of ethnic violence gripping the country.

Updated on: Jun 16, 2010, 00:34:52 IST
AFP | By , Bishkek
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Authorities have accused the son of Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president, nicknamed “the Prince” and known for his playboy lifestyle, of being a prime instigator of ethnic violence gripping the country. Maxim, 32, is the son of the country’s former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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“The ‘wallet’ of these riots is Maxim Bakiyev, who started financing the riots back in April,” first deputy president Almazbek Atambayev said.