A leading presidential contender accused the interim government of destabilising an already tense situation. Felix Kulov, a popular former security chief and Bishkek mayor imprisoned in 2000 on charges that observers at home and in the West saw as politically motivated. As protestors stormed Akayev's administration building known as the White House, other opposition activists spirited Kulov out of jail and quickly awarded him the security portfolio as a massive wave of looting spread across the capital Bishkek.Many saw this as a crowd-pleasing gesture, but Kulov managed to rein in the looting, which threatened to become a major blow to the credibility of the newly installed government of Prime Minister and Interim President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Reunited with his family who took shelter in the United States during his imprisonment, Kulov, who heads the Ar-Namys (Dignity) party, confirmed this Friday his hope of standing against Bakiyev at June 26 presidential polls.