7 November 2002 BISHKEK, 7 November (TCA)–First Deputy Prime Minister Kurmanbek Osmonov accused opposition groups based in southern Kyrgyzstan of using dirty tricks to win electoral support.The recent debacle in the southern Kara-Kulja district, where a candidate running for a vacant seat in the national parliament was barred from running in elections this was “a perfect example of manipulation of […]

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