Michael McFeat who works for Canadian mining company Centerra Gold, was detained by police after he posted a comment on Facebook that reportedly offended staff at the mine and led to a temporary strike.
In an apology on Facebook, McFeat said: “I would like to take the opportunity to sincerely appologise for the comment I made on here about the kygyz people and horse’s penis. I truly never meant to offened anyone and im truly sorry as it was never my intension. I would also like to say the people in the picture had absolutely nothing to do with it. again im very very sorry [sic].”
McFeat was reported to have been arrested at Manas international airport, close to the capital Bishkek, on Sunday. He faced up to five years in prison under Kyrgyzstan’s race hate laws. Cont.
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