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The protesters then grew in number to about 2,000 and overran the regional police and security stations in the city, about 186 miles south of the capital, Bishkek. Those buildings had been largely evacuated by officials who were anticipating the takeovers.But he has recently shown increasing signs of cracking down. In 2002, his reputation was tarnished after police killed six people protesting the arrest of an opposition lawmaker.He also had words for the suspect: "I hope you rot in hell, and I hope you get the death penalty, and I hope you can find it somewhere in you to be a man and stand up and take your punishment." Protesters gathered on the city's main square and burned a large picture of Akayev.Kyrgyzstan's opposition parties have long been fractured and have resisted moves to unite them. With pressure on Akayev to step down, rival opposition leaders are positioning themselves to be seen as a possible successor.The unrest began early this month to protest alleged election breaches in the Feb. 27 parliamentary polls. It intensified after the subsequent March 13 run-offs that the opposition, European countries and the United States said were seriously flawed, a charge denied by the government."There was no forced entry. The residence was unsecured," Dawsy said of the home where Jessica lived with her grandparents and father."I believe some of it," Dawsy said. "I don't believe everything he has told us. I think he was in a drug-induced haze for a portion of the time.Kyrgyzstan's opposition parties have long been fractured and have resisted moves to unite them. With pressure on Akayev to step down, rival opposition leaders are positioning themselves to be seen as a possible successor."Actually, it was a relief because I don't have to wonder," said Mark Lunsford, Jessica's father. "This is a new day in our history," said Omurbek Tekebayev, an official of the opposition, which he said would create alternative government bodies throughout the country.But he has recently shown increasing signs of cracking down. In 2002, his reputation was tarnished after police killed six people protesting the arrest of an opposition lawmaker."I believe some of it," Dawsy said. "I don't believe everything he has told us. I think he was in a drug-induced haze for a portion of the time.Couey may have held her captive for a day or two, investigators said.The opposition has charged that Akayev, who is prohibited from seeking another term, planned to manipulate the parliamentary vote to gain a compliant legislature that would amend the constitution to allow a third term. The 60-year-old leader has denied wanting another term.Protesters dumped stones on the runway at Jalal-Abad airport, making it difficult for security forces to rush in reinforcements to quell the protests, which some analysts have compared to peaceful revolutions that swept two other former Soviet republics -- Georgia and Ukraine -- in the past two years.Authorities found Jessica Marie Lunsford's body about 4 a.m. Saturday buried behind the home of Couey's half sister in Homosassa, north of Tampa. That residence is within eyesight of Jessica's house.Protesters gathered on the city's main square and burned a large picture of Akayev.Couey may have held her captive for a day or two, investigators said.

 


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