Tajikistan opposition leader killed in Turkey

Tajikistan's opposition leader was shot dead by unidentified persons in Istanbul, Turkey.
Umarali Kuvatov, who lives in exile in Turkey, was shot in the head on Thursday (05/03).
Group named 24, against the government of President Emomali Rakhmon, banned in Turkey since October.
Tajikistan accused Kuvatov with multiple criminal charges and asked him to be extradited, but Turkey refused.
Turkish officials never detained in December on charges of visa violations, not long after he was re-released.
The murder occurred two days after the court Tajikistan punish one member of a group of 24 to 17-year prison sentence as a result of an attempted coup and insulting the president.
Anti-terror police said they are investigating this murder.

 Poisoned

Media reported that Kuvatov was having dinner with his family at the shooting scene.
After the meal he felt sick and fell into the street, and then he was shot, according to an eyewitness.
The opposition explains that Kuvatov wife had told relatives of murder before he and his son lost consciousness due to poisoning.
Police said he died before the police arrived at the scene.
Kuvatov previously known to be close to President Rakhmon law from 2001 until 2012. They were both supplying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan.
But the two later fell out, forcing Kuvatov into opposition and leaving the country.