Kyrgyz leaders threatened to form a special security unit Monday tasked with arresting deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, reported the Akipress news agency.
The move, coming just days after violent protests forced Bakiyev to flee the capital, Bishkek, increased concerns of a looming civil war in the Central Asian nation between Bakiyev's supporters and those of interim leader Roza Otunbayeva, DPA reported.
Bakiyev has fled to the country's south and has so far refused to recognize the interim government, which took control after demonstrations that lasted the bulk of last week.
State's Attorney General Baytmemir Ibrayev told Akipress that the interim administration has decided that Bakiyev must be brought into custody and that all steps necessary must be taken to insure that he is.
Bakiyev was reportedly gathering armed supporters around him in the south, where he enjoys more backing than in the north, where the interim government is seeking to bring stability with aid support from the United States and Russia.
Otunbayeva has said her goal is to prevent any bloodshed. However, suggestions from her administration that Russian troops in Kyrgyzstan to protect a Russian military base be used as peacekeepers in any potential civil war have not been greeted enthusiastically.
Eighty one people died and more than 1,600 were injured in last week's demonstrations.
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