Begench Beknazarov

Begench Amandurdievich Beknazarov (Turkmen: Begenç Amandurdiýewiç Beknazarow; Russian: Бегенч Амандурдыевич Бекназаров) was a military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who was sentenced to life in 2005 for his alleged role in the assassination attempt on President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov. He was sent into hiding following the November 2002 attack and remained in hiding until his 2005 capture. He is also the nephew of former Turkmen Foreign Minister and political prisoner Boris Şyhmyradow. rdf:langString