In Uzbekistan, there is suddenly talk of a transition of power, even though President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been in office for a mere nine years: the blink of an eye by Central Asian standards. The speculation began after an assassination attempt on former presidential adviser Komil Allamjonov the day after he presented Mirziyoyev with a report on the growing struggle for power within the elite. The finger has been pointed at the president’s son-in-law Otabek Umarov, who was deputy head of Mirziyoyev’s personal security service for many years. Allegedly, Umarov has his sights on his father-in-law’s seat, and ordered the hit on Allamjonov because he posed a threat to those plans.
Assassination Attempt Scandal Exposes Fragility of Uzbekistan’s Regime (Galiya Ibragimova, Carnegie Russia Eurasia)
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