CybrSage
03-24-05, 09:06 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151351,00.html
Before the clash, Zainitdin Kurmanov, a leader of the My Country opposition party, said the demonstrators would not leave the square until Akayev resigned and called for an overhaul of the political system.
"We want to create a genuinely democratic Kyrgyzstan," he said, stressing that the protesters would not storm the government headquarters or confront police.
At the initial rally, Interior Minister Keneshbek Dushebayev addressed the crowd and urged them to obey laws. However, in a departure from his warnings the day before of a possible crackdown that could include "special means and firearms," he vowed Thursday that no force would be used against peaceful protesters.
"I promise here that force will not be used against the people," he said.
Winds of change are blowing through the area!
Before the clash, Zainitdin Kurmanov, a leader of the My Country opposition party, said the demonstrators would not leave the square until Akayev resigned and called for an overhaul of the political system.
"We want to create a genuinely democratic Kyrgyzstan," he said, stressing that the protesters would not storm the government headquarters or confront police.
At the initial rally, Interior Minister Keneshbek Dushebayev addressed the crowd and urged them to obey laws. However, in a departure from his warnings the day before of a possible crackdown that could include "special means and firearms," he vowed Thursday that no force would be used against peaceful protesters.
"I promise here that force will not be used against the people," he said.
Winds of change are blowing through the area!