The People’s Poet of Tajikistan supported the authorities and called for greater repression and the killing of peaceful residents of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. Photo: Internet On May 23, 76-year-old poet Askar Hakim, in an interview with the Khovar agency, supported the repression against protesters and the killing of dozens of citizens in the Gorno-Badakhshan […]
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The People’s Poet of Tajikistan supported the authorities and called for greater repression and the killing of peaceful residents of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
Photo: Internet
On May 23, 76-year-old poet Askar Hakim, in an interview with the Khovar agency, supported the repression against protesters and the killing of dozens of citizens in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
The People’s Poet of Tajikistan Askar Hakim emphasized that “the events in Khorog and the Rushan district of GBAO and the authorities’ response are explained as ensuring peace, security, and freeing the people from pressure and threats, which in reality they are.”
“That small group, which only for personal and selfish interests, dangerous for the residents of GBAO, wants to create a rift between the people and the state, does not take into account the interests of the local population and the Tajik state,” the poet stated.
The state must protect its citizens and ensure human rights and freedoms. However, in the case of the protesters in Khorog and the Rushan district, who appealed to the authorities demanding their constitutional rights be respected, their protest was harshly suppressed and several people were killed. But, according to the People’s Poet, this was a “small group” that wanted to destabilize the situation.
At the same time, the once-beloved poet of our country called on the government of Emomali Rahmon to intensify repression and pressure on the residents of GBAO. “How long will the state tolerate their anti-state actions, disobedience, and destabilization? How long will these groups continue to pressure people and intimidate them?”
From May 15 to 18, residents held protests in Khorog and the Rushan district, during which they put forward three main demands:
1. Conduct a fair investigation into the killings of civilians during the November 2021 protests and hold those responsible accountable;
2. The resignation of the chairman of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region;
3. The release of unlawfully detained and abducted citizens by law enforcement officials of Tajikistan.
The People’s Poet of Tajikistan Askar Hakim expressed his support for law enforcement agencies that shot at peaceful and unarmed residents of the region in his statement.
Photo: Internet