Group of citizens storm Ishtemberdy gold mine in Jalal-Abad

AKIPRESS.COM - A group of citizens stormed the office of the Full Gold Mining company developing the Ishtemberdy gold mine in Ala-Buka district of Jalal-Abad region on Oct 6, deputy head of the district Bektur Sagynbayev confirmed.
Authorities met with about 300-350 people gathered at around 12-1 pm today.
The participants of the meeting exchanged views on the issue of maintaining stability in the district.
"When we met with people, I received information that a group of citizens entered the territory of the enterprise. The district headquarters met and decided to include two representatives from each village council in the commission. This commission together with police officers will carry out awareness raising works," he said.
Citizens demanded to suspend any works at the field, he said. A working group was sent to the site.
It was clear if citizens dispersed or not at 5 pm Oct 6.
Full Gold Mining LLC is a gold mining company, the founder of which is a Chinese state corporation Linbao Gold. The company has been operating in Kyrgyzstan since 2007.