Chairwoman of the parliamentary committee on human rights Oksana Malevanaya told RFE/RL correspondent on 14 November that the Legislative Assembly (lower chamber) of parliament plans to begin discussing an issue of electing ombudsman of the country on 21 November. According to her, the presidential administration nominees former foreign minister Muratbek Imanaliev and the parliamentarians name deputies Dooronbek Sadyrbaev, Asel Mambetalieva and former deputy Jalgap Kazakbaev.
