Polls have opened in Kyrgyzstan's presidential election.
The frontrunner is a man who until last year was serving a more than 11-year jail sentence for kidnapping.
Sadyr Japarov was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in October.
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
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The frontrunner is a man who until last year was serving a more than 11-year jail sentence for kidnapping.
Sadyr Japarov was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in October.
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
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