Police and military at the checkpoint in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan BISHKEK, Jan 9 The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry called for the immediate release of the Kyrgyz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov, suspected of participating in the riots in Kazakhstan, the press service of the foreign ministry told RIA Novosti on Sunday. It is reported that in connection with the detention of a Kyrgyz citizen, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic Rapil Zhoshybayev was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. 
The President of Kyrgyzstan did not rule out the participation of fellow citizens in actions in Kazakhstan «During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic A. Madmarov handed the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan R. Zhoshybayev a note regarding the detention of citizen V. Ruzakhunov, with a call to provide consular access to the detained V. Ruzakhunov and release it in the very near future, «- said a spokesman. According to the ministry, in turn, the ambassador of Kazakhstan said that the concern of the Kyrgyz side would be promptly brought to the attention of the leadership of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry and promised to provide more detailed information in the very near future. He assured that «in the current difficult situation, the competent authorities of Kazakhstan will conduct a thorough investigation to clarify all the circumstances and reasons for what happened.» participation in the meeting. According to him, unknown people bought him a ticket, settled him in a rented apartment in Almaty and promised $ 200 for participating in the protests. At the same time, the interviewee clearly bore traces of recent beatings. In Bishkek, the detainee was identified as the famous jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov, who often flew to the neighboring country for concerts. The head of the special services of Kyrgyzstan has officially declared that Ruzakhunov is not a terrorist.
