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Spymaster | Uzbekistan
Batyr Tursunov, leading the interior security reform as deputy

From his backseat role as deputy, the éminence grise of Uzbekistan's security circles is unofficially leading President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's internal intelligence service, one in need of reform despite several attempts to redefine its scope. [...]

Published on 03.03.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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