from BBc news website
A Scottish mine worker who compared Kyrgyzstan's national dish to a horse's genitalia on Facebook is to be deported from the country.
Michael McFeat, from Abernethy, was said to have been held after posting a picture of Kyrgyz co-workers queuing for a "chuchuk" horsemeat sausage.
He deleted the post and apologised for its caption.
The BBC's Central Asian service said he was being deported because of wrong documentation and not for his joke.
It said, according to the Karakol City Court, police found that Mr McFeat was not inciting ethnic violence through his comments.
Kyrgyzstan profile
In his Facebook post on 31 December, Mr McFeat posted a picture of colleagues at the Kumtor gold mine enjoying what he described as a "fantastic Hogmanay feast".
The post added: "The Kyrgyz people queuing out of the door for there special delicacy the horses penis!!!"
Radio Azattik said that Mr McFeat's post had "caused a lot of discontent and resentment on the part of local staff", who demanded respect for the traditions of the people of Kyrgyzstan, as well as an apology from the mine's management company.
He later deleted the original post and replaced it with an apology on 2 January, which said he had not intended to offend anyone.
Michael McFeat entry in Facebook
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