Residents of Vorukh complain about Tajik security forces

Residents of the Vorukh district of Isfara report that due to the incompetence and unjustified concessions of the Tajik authorities, the Kyrgyz side has blocked the river in Chorkukh and does not intend to open it.

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Several residents of the village of Vorukh, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Azda TV that Tajik law enforcement agencies are putting strong pressure on residents of border areas in Tajikistan, including those in Vorukh, even more than the Kyrgyz side. One of our interlocutors stated: “If this continues, in two years the Kyrgyz will take Vorukh as well.”

According to sources from Azda TV, every year on April 1, the Kyrgyz blocked the water, filled the reservoir in Batken, and then opened the spillway. However, this year they completely blocked the water and do not intend to open it.

Residents of Vorukh emphasized that the Kyrgyz side intends to sow 150,000 hectares of land in border areas this year, and most likely, the Tajik population downstream will not receive any water.

A source from Azda TV reported that in addition to the pressure from the Kyrgyz side, Tajik law enforcement agencies are exerting strong pressure on residents of the border area under various pretexts. It has reached the point where more than 70% of the youth in Vorukh have criminal and administrative cases opened against them without apparent reasons.

According to him, due to the strong pressure from Tajik law enforcement agencies, most of the youth from Vorukh have fled to Russia and other countries. The Kyrgyz are taking advantage of this opportunity to enter the homes of residents and take their property. He reported that because he drove the village elders to the mosque and they listened to the sermon of Khoja Mirzo on the way, Tajik law enforcement agencies opened a case against him, but he was able to bribe them by paying 5,000 somoni (400 dollars).

Another interlocutor of Azda TV said: “When I was not at home, the Kyrgyz took our cows, and when we found them and wanted to take them back, the officers of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan intervened and did not allow us to take our livestock. “Our State National Security Committee always acts in the interests of the Kyrgyz, and if anyone from Vorukh tries to fight for their rights, they will be prosecuted or fined,” the source stated.

Previously, a group of Tajik border guards wrote an open letter to President Emomali Rahmon, complaining about the incompetence of the leadership of the country’s border service. In their open letter, Tajik border guards emphasized that the main culprit for the failures of the Tajik military and negotiations is the company “Faroz,” which controls the border service of Tajikistan. They noted that the commander of the Border Troops, Rajabali Rahmonali, ordered them under no circumstances to resist Kyrgyz troops, even in cases of danger to their lives or the lives of Tajik citizens.