The situation in Khorog is assessed as “tense”

The night of February 17 in Khorog, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, was tense, reports Pamir Daily News citing its sources.

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According to the portal, armed security forces were patrolling the city, especially in areas where young residents of Khorog traditionally gather at night and stand guard in anticipation of a special operation.

It is reported that local leaders are making every effort to prevent provocations from civilians. “However, GKNB officers were seen driving around the city at night in private cars, playing loud music and deliberately cruising in areas where residents gather, provoking them into destructive actions,” the report notes.

“Interestingly, the police officers, particularly the OMON and traffic police, do not engage in such behavior, while GKNB officers are deliberately provoking,” one resident of Khorog points out.

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Additionally, in GBAO, there is ongoing mass coercion of employees of state institutions to sign a standard receipt obliging citizens not to participate in rallies, night watch duties, and “not to support the leaders of organized crime groups.” “Everyone who refuses to sign this document is being dismissed en masse,” reports from Khorog state.

“From a legal standpoint, such a receipt has no validity,” sources say. In their opinion, “this tactic is aimed at demoralizing the population as much as possible and then, apparently, moving on to the main phase of the special operation.”