Adil Baislov, Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to the United States, suddenly began to publicly defend Askar Aqeb and demand that he be restored to his status as former president. That is, a constant critic of Akiev now writes that the 2010 decree of the interim government on the denial of status is a "legally insignificant piece of paper." For a diplomat representing an overseas country, this seems odd, to say the least.
It is likely that Baysalov could have been entrusted with the task of rehabilitating Akayev, and removing from him the label of a fugitive president. In 2024, Akayev already tried to regain his status through the Dzhugurko Knesh and asked to establish a committee, but the parliament refused him. Then suddenly the ambassador to the United States, a trusted representative, raises this issue again. Of course, for the next election.
It is possible, then, that Akayev is Akskal who stood at the origins of independence, a figure with a residual influence on a certain part of the electorate and still with connections. And it is a resource for the authorities.
In addition, let's remember the Issyk-Kol forum this summer, where Akayev unexpectedly appeared and offered to give Jafarov another mandate for 8-10 years for an "economic miracle." Then the president's press secretary immediately explained that this was his private opinion. But the very reading of Akayev then speaks in favor of the fact that communication was established between him and the presidential administration.