Bill to strip ex-Presidents’ immunity approved in first reading in Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz lawmakers approved in first reading a bill that would eliminate immunity for ex-presidents, potentially opening the path for the prosecution of the country’s former leader Almazbek Atambaev. 100 lawmakers in the 120-seat chamber voted for the bill on 13 December 2018. The parliamentary Committee for Legislation, State Structures, and Judicial Issues approved the bill in late November and it needs to be approved in two more readings by the lawmakers before President Sooronbai Jeenbekov can sign it into law.