Batken region police investigate involvement of 4 Kyrgyz border villagers into disorders

AKIPRESS.COM - The information that six citizens of Kok-Tash village, Batken district, were detained is untrue, Batken region police department said. The police department said 4 residents of Kok-Tash village were detained on January 11.
On 18 December 2019, Kok-Tash villagers rallied near the central mosque and entered into conflict with residents of Tajik village walking along the road. The sides then began throwing stones into each other. A car and the roofs of two houses of Kyrgyz citizens were damaged in the result. A stone also hit the head of a Kok-Tash villager. The incident was entered into the registry of crimes as mass disorders and pre-trial investigation was launched.
On January 11, 2020, Kok-Tash villagers also attacked a car of a Tajik citizen riding along Kok-Tash road with stones. Side windows of the car were broken in the result.
The incident was registered as hooliganism in the registry of crimes. Four citizens were brought to police station to check their involvement. Two of them did not have identity documents. The police also found their weapon.
The four men are held in the detention facility at the police department.
The investigation is underway.