The leader of Butun Kyrgyzstan parliamentary faction, Adakhan Madumarov, speaking on Tuesday at a round table on the situation with freedom of speech, stressed that the state cannot live without free media.
According to him, it is necessary to learn to accept information and criticism.
«Some people like the rain and some don’t. But if the car is not refueled with gasoline, then it will not go, you can wipe it, but not drive. So it is with the media. If they are not given freedom, there will be no sense. If we turn into a police state, what is next? If we round everyone up, will citizens, who have their own opinions, remain in the country? The declaration of human rights states that no one can force them to think otherwise, and 24 detainees are forced. Where are we going?» Adakhan Madumarov asked.
It is better to open more knitwear factories so that everyone has a job, and not troll farms.
Adakhan Madumarov
He thanked foreign diplomats who are worried about freedom of speech in Kyrgyzstan, but noted that the society must understand that it was necessary.
