The association said police did not find evidence to support the charity's theory and a report by a vet suggested that the injuries were only "consistent" with those which might have been caught in a trap.
Kiva teams up with micro-finance organizations on the ground, which vetthe borrowers to help ensure they can repay their loans (about 98% do, as did Tursunova).
"His friends and his neighbors stated that he did not trust the government, that he was a Vietnam vet, and that he had PTSD, " Byrd told the civil rights group.