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
- Ecology Ministry Explains 13 Million Tenge Fine For Picking Dandelions
- Kazakhstan Refineries Increase Oil Processing Depth To 90%
- High Rates No Longer Keep Kazakh Banks’ Profits Rising, Analysts Say
- Almaty Health Officials Prepare for Possible Hantavirus Cases
- Ministry Says Saiga Deaths Remain Within Natural Limits
- Kazakhstan Faces Shortage of Doctors and IT Specialists
- Kazakhstan Petition Calls for VAT Removal on Feminine Hygiene Products
- Kazakhstan to Publish Register of Convicted Economic Crime Offenders
- Kazakhstan’s Economy Grew 3.6% in Four Months
- Shymkent Colleges Used Fictitious Students to Steal Over 1.3 Billion Tenge
- Almaty Court Extends Chechen Activist’s Extradition Arrest
- Record Rainfall Hits Almaty
- Falling Caspian Sea Level Reshapes Northern Coastline
- Kazakhstan Says It Is Ready To Help Resolve Iran’s Nuclear Issue
- Pashinyan Explains Why He Will Skip The EAEU Summit In Astana
- Kazakhstan To Gradually Cut University Programs In Oversupplied Fields
- Kazakhstan Offers Indonesia A Route To Central Asia And Europe
- Kazakhstan Tightens Rules for Master Plans and Urban Development
- Kazakhstan Approves Rules for Digital Tenge Circulation
- Military Jets to Conduct Training Flights Over Astana
