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Former Kyrgyz leader's supporters threaten government overthrow
BISHKEK, April 7 (Itar-Tass) - Supporters of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev are threatening the new authorities with government overthrow, Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev stated here on Thursday, during a rally on the occasion of the first anniversary of the tragic events in Bishkek, as a result of which Bakiyev was ousted.
After the fair parliamentary elections in the country, officials from the former president's milieu got seats in parliament. "Many of them are seeking revenge and think of a coup," Atambayev said, "we can see criminal leaders in parliament; they don't think about the country; they only care about settling their own problems."
The prime minister noted that for him personally, April 7 is the same as May 9 is for World War II veterans.
On Thursday, Kyrgyzstan is holding remembrance functions devoted to the April 7, 2010 events. On that day a year ago, several hundred
followers of the Kyrgyz Opposition gathered for a rally near the office of the Social-Democratic Party in eastern Bishkek.
Despite the peaceful rally, police tried to disperse it and arrest the activists, including women and elderly people.
However, police met with fierce resistance and had to retreat. As a result of the clash, the Opposition came in possession of weapons seized from police and secret service agents.
The rally participants then marched to Bishkek's central Square
Ala-Too. The most radical Opposition members tried to force their way into the government building, but the servicemen guarding it fired on the crowd. Sporadic fighting broke out in the square between law-enforcement bodies and the protesters.
Eight-seven people were killed and hundreds of others were injured. The Opposition succeeded in taking control of the government house by the evening, and President Bakiyev fled to his native village in the Jalalabad region, and then he left the country.
He is presently living in Minsk, Belarus, which refuses to extradite him to Bishkek.
Bakiyev and two dozen of his close relatives and high-placed officials were charged in absentia with involvement in the April 7 massacre in Ala Too Square.
The trial of the case began in Bishkek several months ago.
At 16:00, local time (14:00 Moscow time), Kyrgyzstan announced a
minute a silence in memory of the killed protesters.
After the fair parliamentary elections in the country, officials from the former president's milieu got seats in parliament. "Many of them are seeking revenge and think of a coup," Atambayev said, "we can see criminal leaders in parliament; they don't think about the country; they only care about settling their own problems."
The prime minister noted that for him personally, April 7 is the same as May 9 is for World War II veterans.
On Thursday, Kyrgyzstan is holding remembrance functions devoted to the April 7, 2010 events. On that day a year ago, several hundred
followers of the Kyrgyz Opposition gathered for a rally near the office of the Social-Democratic Party in eastern Bishkek.
Despite the peaceful rally, police tried to disperse it and arrest the activists, including women and elderly people.
However, police met with fierce resistance and had to retreat. As a result of the clash, the Opposition came in possession of weapons seized from police and secret service agents.
The rally participants then marched to Bishkek's central Square
Ala-Too. The most radical Opposition members tried to force their way into the government building, but the servicemen guarding it fired on the crowd. Sporadic fighting broke out in the square between law-enforcement bodies and the protesters.
Eight-seven people were killed and hundreds of others were injured. The Opposition succeeded in taking control of the government house by the evening, and President Bakiyev fled to his native village in the Jalalabad region, and then he left the country.
He is presently living in Minsk, Belarus, which refuses to extradite him to Bishkek.
Bakiyev and two dozen of his close relatives and high-placed officials were charged in absentia with involvement in the April 7 massacre in Ala Too Square.
The trial of the case began in Bishkek several months ago.
At 16:00, local time (14:00 Moscow time), Kyrgyzstan announced a
minute a silence in memory of the killed protesters.
