Akmyrat Rejepow was a Turkmen general and governmental hierarch who served as Saparmurat Niyazov's Chief of Security. He was said to have been involved in the arrest of Defense Minister Agageldi Mämmetgeldiýew right after Niyazov's death in December 2006.
Akmyrat Rejepow | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Turkmenistan |
| Rank | General |
| Other work | Governmental hierarch |
He remained as Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's Chief of Security until he was dismissed on May 16, 2007. In June 2007 it was reported that he had been convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment along with his son Nurmurad Rejepov.[1]
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- ^ "Turkmenistan: Akmurad Rejepov falls victim of the regime he himself helped establish - Ferghana.Ru Information agency, Moscow". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-08-23.