Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 3 / Trend , /
Relatives of the militiamen, the defendants in the case of torture of a Russian citizen, blocked the Bishkek-Osh highway, 24.kg news agency reported.
"The protestors demand to discharge the defendants or to transfer the case from the Chui province back to the Zhalal-Abad province," an employee of the Kylym Shamy Human Rights Organization, Gullola Tashkenova, said.
She said the traffic movement on the road has been blocked. The protesters are waiting for arrival of the Zhalal-Abad Office of Internal Affaires head.
Earlier, Human Rights Watch stated that Kyrgyz police beat to death Osmonjon Khalmurzaev, an ethnic Uzbek with Russian citizenship.
Kyrgyzstan authorities should ensure a prompt, effective, and thorough investigation into the torture of Russian citizen Osmonjon Khalmurzaev and provide compensation to his family, Human Rights Watch said.
Edited by G.Dadashova