Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have asked Belarus to extradite deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to face charges of complicity in murder and abuse of office, according to AP. General Prosecutor Azimbek Beknazarov said Friday that Belarus was obliged to hand over Bakiyev as a signatory to an international legal accord. The request for Bakiyev's return comes as Kyrgyzstan's interim government steps up efforts to secure the arrest of several of his close relatives and former high-ranking officials. International police agency Interpol placed Bakiyev's son Maksim on its wanted list Thursday at the request of a Kyrgyz court. Kyrgyz prosecutors say companies owned by the younger Bakiyev avoided almost $80 million in taxes on aviation fuel sold to suppliers to a U.S. air base in the country.
