Azerbaijan, Baku, June 3 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev lifted the state of emergency in Jeti-Oguz district of Issyk-Kul region, the presidential press-service reported.
This decision was taken following normalization of the situation in the area and on the proposals from regional authorities and Defense Council.
"We should not use force against protesters at this time. However, you should document all the illegal actions of the organizers and participants of these actions, because they violate the rights of hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz citizens and cause significant damage to the economy. The culprits must necessarily be punished in accordance with the law. There should be no exceptions", the President said at the meeting with heads of the country's law enforcement bodies.
Last week several hundred of the Issyk-Kul region's residents blocked the road running to the Kumtor mine. Moreover, they occupied the Tamga electric station and cut off the power supply to the mine and the gold extracting factory. The rioters demanded to cancel the contract with the mine's operator Ganterra Gold. On May 31 the police managed to capture the organizers of the riots. On the same day, protesters clashed with police in some villages near the Issyk-Kul Lake. The police used non-lethal weapons; some 55 people were injured as a result. A state of emergency and curfew were imposed in the region.