Conflict in Batken: 12 million soms paid to families of killed and injured
Over 12 million soms were paid to the families of those killed and injured during the border military conflict that took place in Batken region in September. The Minister of Labour, Social Security and Migration of Kyrgyzstan Kudaibergen Bazarbaev announced at a meeting with residents in Razakov town.
He recalled that at the initiative of the President Sadyr Japarov, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on the payment of one-time material assistance to the families of the dead and injured.
«As of early December, 21 families received financial assistance in the amount of 12,600 million soms: 11 families, whose relatives died during the conflict, received 1 million soms, 10 families, whose relatives were injured, received from 100,000 to 200,000 soms,» he said.
Kudaibergen Bazarbaev added that the ministry financed social payments in Batken region in the amount of 1,600 billion soms.
Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 206 victims, 63 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
