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Turkmenistan: Changing the Security Combination

Monday, October 22nd, 2007 @ 07:47 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Turkmenistan
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Peter offers an update on the internal politics of Turkmenistan, in which the practice of arbitrary dismissals and appopintments seemingly persists, as Turkmen President Berdymukhammedov fired two more high-placed Interior Ministry officials, only days after dismissing the head and deputy head of the ministry.

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