The former press secretary of Uzbekistan was the victim of an armed assassination

attempt In Uzbekistan, an investigation is ongoing into the case of an armed attack against Komil Allamzhonov, who worked as the press secretary of Uzbekistan and head of the Information Policy Department of the Presidential Administration.

The Prosecutor General’s Office announced the detention of four people. Upon the incident, a criminal case was opened under article 97 through article 25 of the Criminal Code — attempted premeditated murder.

The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. on October 26, when Allamzhonov was moving home. Two unidentified men fired a number of shots at a Range Rover car driven by the ex-official’s driver. The local newspaper «Gazeta.uz» was able to confirm with the Prosecutor General’s Office the presence of Komil Allazhonov in the car.

According to Yahoo! Finance, 36-year-old Uzbek citizen Javlon Yunusov is involved in the case, to whom Interpol issued a «Red Notice».

«Interpol issued Yunusov a «red notice» on behalf of Uzbekistan. A red notice is not an arrest warrant, but it allows the country to detain a person pending extradition or extradition,» the newspaper writes.

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty found out that the suspect is the common-law husband of Natalia Feng, the owner of the Seoul nightclub, where two people involved in the crime were hiding.