BISHKEK – Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev signed a decree December 2 that guarantees Roza Otunbayeva – who stepped down from the presidency a day earlier – an allowance and benefits package, the presidential press-service told Central Asia Online.

Otunbayeva is the first president to receive such lifetime benefits; the two previous presidents lost them as they left the country during uprisings.

Otunbayeva will receive a monthly allowance of 75% of the current president’s salary; her stipend will grow as the president’s salary grows. Currently the president earns Continue reading →