Families of civilians who lost relatives as a result of Tajikistan’s aggression in Batken region on September 14-17 will be paid one million soms each. Press service of the President reported.
Money will also be allocated to injured citizens, depending on the severity of the injury, if there is a conclusion of a forensic medical examination — from 100,000 to 200,000 soms.
The decision was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
It applies only to civilians, military personnel and law enforcement officers will be provided with material assistance in accordance with the laws on the Status of Military Personnel and on Serving in Law Enforcement Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 206 victims, 63 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
