WORLD IN BRIEF : TAJIKISTAN : Ex-Chief Says He Was Ousted at Gunpoint
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Former President Rakhman Nabiyev said he was forced to resign at gunpoint and that Tajikistan is now under the influence of Islamic militants. Nabiyev spoke publicly for the first time since he resigned Monday and took refuge in his northern stronghold, the Leninabad region. He said he still hopes he can be restored to power. But he discounted suggestions that he could use Leninabad as a base for a campaign against the former Soviet republic’s new leadership.
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