Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have charged three MPs with attempting to violently overthrow the government and inciting crowds to take over buildings housing government offices and parliament.

The leader of a nationalist party that did better than expected during last month’s election in Kyrgyzstan claimed he was wounded in an assassination attempt.

Kyrgyzstan’s government today rejected a move by opposition politicians to pass a new constitution, calling it an attempt to seize power illegally.