10:38, 15 декабря 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
Activist Ali Shabdan, who is being kept in Bishkek remand center 1 on charges of attempt to seize power by force, joined the hunger strike. Aziza Abdirasulova, head of Kylym Shamy human rights movement, wrote on Facebook.
According to her, he handed over a letter, where he indicated that the reason was lawlessness, a fabricated criminal case and unprecedented pressure on the opposition.
Thus, nine people are participating in the hunger strike: Rita Karasartova, Klara Sooronkulova, Orozaiym Narmatova, Perizat Suranova, Ulukbek Mamataev, Bektur Asanov, Keneshbek Duishebaev, Ravshan Dzheenbekov and Ali Shabdan.
The arrested placed all responsibility for the consequences of the hunger strike personally on the president of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Kamchibek Tashiev, Minister of Internal Affairs Ulan Niyazbekov, Prosecutor General Kurmankul Zulushev and the investigators, prosecutors and judges.
The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22. It includes activists, politicians and MPs. On the same day, in an interview with Kabar news agency, President Sadyr Japarov said: the authorities have information who was behind the rallies and marches on Kempir-Abad issue.
Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 26 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots.
A number of international human rights organizations such as the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), Freedom Now and others issued a statement calling for the immediate release of politicians and activists arrested in Kyrgyzstan.