Ousted president of Kyrgyzstan vows not to return home as president but says hasn’t resigned

Ousted Kyrgyz president won’t go back

MINSK, Belarus — The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan has said from exile in Belarus that he does not intend to return to his homeland as president — but insists a resignation he signed has not come into force.

Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed in an April 7 uprising that left 85 people dead in the Kyrgyz capital. He fled last week to neighboring Kazakhstan and arrived in the Belarusian capital earlier this week.

Bakiyev told reporters on Friday in Minsk that a resignation he signed before leaving the country has not come into force because interim officials have reneged on a promise to protect his relatives.

Officials have set presidential elections for Oct. 10.