Sooronbay Jeenbekov commemorates victims of Aksy events

Bishkek, Mar.17, 2020. /Kabar/. President Sooronbay Jeenbekov commemorated on Tuesday those killed in the Aksy events, his press service said. The Kyrgyz leader laid flowers at the Monument in memory of those who died for the freedom of the people during the 2002 Aksy events and the 2010 April events at the Ala-Too square in Bishkek. 2020 Aksy events is shooting of a demonstration by local people in the village of Bospiek, Aksy region of Dzhalal-Abad Oblast on Mar.17, 2002, protesting against the transfer of part of the Kyrgyz territory (90 thousand ha) to China. The immediate cause of the unrest was the arrest of a compatriot of Aksy residents oppositionist Azimbek Beknazarov by the authorities. The victims of the use of firearms were six people.