Bounty on the head of ousted Kyrgyz president

The interim government in Kyrgyzstan is offering up to 75,500 euros in return for information leading to the arrest of the country's ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev. It has demanded he be extradited from Belarus to face trial for the deaths of 85 protestors as well as for other crimes.

Reuters

Bakiyev fled with his family to Belarus after a violent coup ousted him from power last month. Several members of his former government and his family are also on the list for extradition.

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko gave him sanctuary and expressed anger over the uprising.

"The provisional government of Kyrgyzstan has promised to pay from 20,000 dollars to 100,000 dollars for concrete assistance in locating and capturing these criminals," it said in a statement.

The former premier Danier Usenov, the former security services chief Murat Sutalinov, who is Bakiyev's brother, and his deputy, the president's son, Marat Bakiyev.

Kurmanbek Bakiyev could also stand trial for polygamy, as he has several wives.

Last week, investigators uncovered Bakiyev's private zoo, which contained several endangered species, including a pair of Tien Shan snow leopards, bear cubs, an African ostrich, golden eagles and four Indian ducks.