Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has stated that he received information about possible attempts to disrupt the presidential election by provoking ethnic clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the south of the country, APA reports.
This was stated in Japarov's address to the people of Kyrgyzstan.
According to the President, some political forces are discussing the possibility of inciting ethnic hatred in order to provoke mass riots and disrupt the vote.
"Currently, they are only talking about this. However, there is a possibility that these provocative plans could be carried out," the address stated.
Japarov said that such clashes could be triggered by false rumors and provocative statements that offend citizens' national sentiments. He recalled the ethnic clashes that took place in 1990 and 2010, in which both Kyrgyz and Uzbeks were killed.
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