Uzbek Border Guards Kill Two Kyrgyz Citizens Near Chatkal
Photo: Chu-River watchtower, Ill. Purposes 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
According to Tashkent, they did not comply and tried to flee, reports Orda.kz, citing AKIPress.
A report about the disappearance of two residents of the village of Aygyr-Zhal in the Chatkal district was filed with law enforcement on August 25. A few days later, at a meeting of border representatives, the Uzbek side informed about the incident.
According to their account, the two Kyrgyz citizens did not obey orders and attempted to escape, after which border guards fired at them. Both sustained fatal injuries.
On August 31, the relatives of the missing men traveled to Uzbekistan, where they identified the deceased. The next day, the bodies were handed over to the Kyrgyz side through the Baymak border checkpoint.
The heads of the border services of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan agreed to launch a joint investigation. Uzbekistan also expressed readiness to return the property of the deceased — three horses and a tent.
The Border Service expresses deep concern over the incident. A comprehensive investigation is being conducted into the deaths of our citizens, and the results will be made public,said the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan.
Original Author: Ruslan Loginov
Latest news
- Almaty Metro To Replace Korean-Controlled System After Technical Failures
- Fewer Kazakhstanis Work Outside Their Home Regions
- Safety Violations Cited As Possible Cause Of Kazzinc Plant Explosion
- Tenge Weakens Five Percent In May As National Bank Reports No Interventions
- New Direct Flights From Kazakhstan To Warsaw, Izmir, And Larnaca
- Kazakhstan Clarifies Position On Possible Iranian Uranium Storage
- EU Politicians Eye Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan As Possible Sites For Migrant Return Centers
- Kazakhstanis Are Leaving The Regions For Megacities
- Kazakhstan Could Store Iranian Uranium If US-Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached
- Kazakhstan’s EV Boom Is Here. Is The Grid Ready?
- Cyprus President To Make First Official Visit To Kazakhstan
- Kazakh Investors May Gain Remote Access To Armenian Stock Market
- Call Center In Ukraine Scammed Kazakhstanis By Posing As Banks And Police
- Kazakhstan Marks Day Of Remembrance For Victims Of Political Repression And Famine
- Kazakhstan Considers Molecular Markers To Track Fuel Supply Chains
- Tengiz Oil Production Gradually Restored After Operational Failure
- Tokayev Meets Cuban Vice President To Discuss AI And Medicine
- Karaganda Zoo Shows Newborn Amur Tiger Cubs For The First Time
- Putin and Tokayev Consolidate New Format of Relations, Political Analyst Says
- Kazakhstan Releases Prices For All Non-Prescription Medicines