Front Line welcomes the return of human rights defender Tursunbek Akunov, following 15 days in captivity. Tursunbek Akunov ‘disappeared’ on 16th November 2004 after failing to return home after a meeting with representatives of the National Security Services (NSS). His whereabouts were finally determined on 1st December 2004, when he was brought to a hospital in Bishkek. Tursunbek Akunov claims that throughout his ordeal he was arbitrarily detained by members of the NSS at an unknown location. The Kyrgyz authorities denied that he was detained by any official agency. Front Line urges the Kyrgyz authorities to guarantee a complete and impartial investigation into the aforementioned events, with the objective of bring the perpetrators of this crime before the law.