«Мы пришли за приговором, а услышали оправдание». Интервью Клары Сооронкуловой

Former Constitutional Chamber judge Klara Sooronkulova spoke with 24cast about the months she spent in pretrial detention in the Kempir-Abad case, self-censorship, the state of democracy in Kyrgyzstan, the "Case 75," and the future of the Reforma party. 00:56 What the experience of being in a pretrial detention center has taught me 02:27 How Klara's cellmates greeted her, and how a lawyer can help in prison 03:57 Dangerous situations and hidden threats in the cell 04:53 Surgery during detention and return to the cell 05:49 What was the hardest thing in the pretrial detention center 07:02 Premonition of arrest before returning to Kyrgyzstan from Georgia 08:21 The regime of "self-censorship" in a society under authoritarianism 09:56 Does Kyrgyzstan need democracy and how are freedoms interconnected? 12:31 Resumption of political activity and memories of the Reforma party 16:21 How the defendants learned of the acquittal in the Kempir-Abad case 18:10 The role of a judge's conscience in delivering a fair verdict 19:47 On the presumption of innocence in Kyrgyzstan 22:56 Klara's opinion Sooronkulova on "Case 75" 24:20 Quick Poll