Foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan has claimed in a report that a deputy prime minister who died suddenly in early May may have actually committed suicide, Eurasianet.org reports.
Chronicles of Turkmenistan suggested Ereshov may have been driven to his alleged suicide by the potential prospect of being caught up in an anti-corruption drive currently sweeping through the government. The website claimed, without citing any sources, that Ereshov’s son was arrested at the end of April on unspecified charges.