11:59, 26 марта 2019, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
Deputies of the Kyrgyz Parliament demand resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister Zhenish Razakov.
According to deputy Iskhak Masaliev, Zhenish Razakov should resign voluntarily, since he did not prevent the conflict on Kyrgyzstan -Tajikistan border, although the government was aware that the situation was escalating there as far back as on March 7.
The leader of Ata Meken parliamentary faction Almambet Shykmamatov also believes that Zhenish Razakov should leave the post, because information that he was an agent of Tajik intelligence appeared in the media.
«Despite the fact that the government refutes this data and calls it a provocation, we have not received any weighty evidence that Zhenish Razakov does not cooperate with the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. Only the State Committee for National Security can give a final answer. SCNS continues the check. I believe that Zhenish Razakov should resign. Even if they prove that he is not involved, he cannot be in charge of border issues,» Almambet Shykmamatov stressed.
Recall, a conflict occurred on March 13-14 on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border in Batken region due to construction of Ak-Sai — Tamdyk road. Residents of border villages threw stones at each other. Border guards of both countries used weapons to disperse people. The situation has stabilized. Osh — Isfana road in the area of the Tajik enclave Vorukh is open.