Dear all,

This list is to provide information relevant about the
Kyrgyz Presidential and other Parliamentary elections.
All members are encouraged to send messages to me and
I will be glad to post them for the list as a whole.
The archive may also be a useful source of information
as people post more information.

I apologize for the delay on this email. Things have
become very hectic here:

There were shootings and mass actions in the South
earlier in the week.

A member of Parliament was shot and killed in Bishkek
last week

George Soros offered to support civil servants
salaries after the presidential elections.

Today, large demonstrations were organized and the
White House was briefly broken into. This is a
developing situation. The crowds seem to be in support
of the Presidential candidate who was de-registered.
Many people in Bishkek are amazed at how much money he
has – he has established a political party called
MEKEN. This seems to involve many supporters of the
previous president.

The OSCE tried to organize a good conduct agreement.
Several candidates signed it but others did not. The
ones who did not apparently did attend several
meetings about it but blankly lied and said they had
never seen the document and that the OSCE was trying
to interfere in Kyrgyz politics.

Lastly, in terms of our work - we had a very
successful press conference yesterday against vote
buying, our invisible ink has arrived in the country
and we are preparing to train over 28,000 election
commission members next week.

I encourage everyone to send information about their
programs, grants, roundtables etc. However, please
note that all information should be in text-only
format (no attachments!) and when possible, to refer
people to web\ pages or contact persons for further
information.

As always, I try to limit the amount of messages by
combining information whenever possible. This
information is forwarded as-is and I can neither take
responsibility for the ontent or verify its
truthfulness. However, I will gladly publish any
corrections or larifications for any information which
appears on this list.

with best wishes,

David

Dr. David J. Mikosz
Chief of Party
IFES in the Kyrgyz Republic
dmikosz@...

News from Akipress

A. Washington is seriously concern with coming
Presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan
B. Felix Kulov will present his program of the
development of Kyrgyzstan at National Economic Forum
tomorrow
C. U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: the highest Kyrgyz
Governmental officials assured that sending back of
Uzbek citizens was a mistake
D. Kyrgyzstan favors boosting ties with Russia - Kulov
E. Central Election Committee (CEC) distributed
broadcast time for the candidates for presidency
F. Acting Kyrgyz President approved Beknazarov as Gen.
Public Prosecutor of Kyrgyzstan
G. Usen Sydykov: there were criminal conflicts in Osh
and Karasuu
H. George Soros is for creation of special fund to pay
salary to Kyrgyz governmental officials
I. Kyrgyz regional court approved CEC decision on
deprivation of Bermet Akaeva's deputy mandate
J. U.S. Secretary of State: USA interested in
strengthening bilateral partnership with Kyrgyzstan
K. Acting Kyrgyz FM: Those Who Deported Uzbeks Will be
Severely Punished
L. Members of Constitutional Meeting call Kyrgyz
people to take part in discussion of Constitution
project
M. Mayor of Osh accused Erkinbayev’s people of
shooting down a peace demonstration
N. Daughter of killed Kyrgyz parliamentarian: They
offered a bargain to my farther. He refused
O. State commission of definition of Kyrgyz former
President’s wealth: damage from “family’s” illegal
activity is $ 50 million
P. Erkinbayev: the head of the Administration of
Kyrgyzstan President organized the meeting in Osh
Q. Presidential election campaign starts today in
Kyrgyzstan
R. Kyrgyz National Security Service detained three
persons suspected in Surabaldiev's murder
S. Gunshots in the south capital of Kyrgyzstan
(Details)
T. Some candidates in President of Kyrgyzstan carried
out demarche to OSCE initiative
U. Project of mass media monitoring during
presidential elections begins in Kyrgyzstan
V. Kyrgyz National Security Service will investigate
the murder of Kyrgyz MP


News from Vecherny Bishkek

Observers have started working
Nikolai Tanaev will be punished
Talk about eternal things
What have we really got? Promises and expectations
Wreckers on the Internet
Beknazarov prefers to be Prosecutor
Son will answer for his father
Pre-election distance
There is no place for women in Parliament
The Akaevs will return
Agreement
Zhyrgalbek Surabaldiev has been shot
Deputies are in shock
Is it a time out before autumn?
Voters will be stopped at the exit
Be in a hurry but do it slowly
Exchange of fire in Osh
Five - “for” and two - “against”
“I’ll give up anything. Just leave us alone!”
It is a point of honour to solve Surabaldiev’s murder
Daniyar and his team
The court is governed from afar
Gunshots in Osh: the riots were …planned
Deputy has been called to account
Redistribution of property has just begun



News from Akipress

A. Washington is seriously concern with coming
Presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan

The official persons of Washington expressed concern
during forthcoming presidential elections in
Kyrgyzstan of July 10, 2005, during visit of Kyrgyz
Foreign Minister Roza Otunbaeva in USA.

The adviser of U.S. president of USA for national
security Hadley stressed, that the nearest future of
the country depends on results of July elections.
Congressmen Lantos, Pits, senators McCain, Lugar,
Brownback said the same in Washington. Also all of
them expressed readiness to support all further
efforts on the prompt restoration of economy of
Kyrgyzstan and democracy development.

Otunbaeva invited all wishing international
organizations to take part as the international
observers during the elections. Today, U.S.
Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Stephen Young also told the
jounalists that USA concern about coming Presidential
elections as well as about refugees issue.


B. Felix Kulov will present his program of the
development of Kyrgyzstan at National Economic Forum
tomorrow

The 1-st vice-prime minister of KR Felix Kulov has
prepared the speech for the National Economic Forum,
which will be held in the morning tomorrow in Bishkek.
Some points of the speech are following:

According to Kulov, the main brake of economic
development of Kyrgyzstan is the old system of control
and governance, reforms of the state management should
be made.

Kulov considers that the constitutional reform is
necesesary because the present Constitution of KR
gives huge, practically unlimited powers to the
President that results in authoritarism and corruption
rotting.

Therefore, to exclude possible recurrence of the
authoritarian script in Kyrgyzstan, it is necessary to
re-distribute an essential part of presidential powers
among Parliament, Government, judicial authority and
civil society. Kulov also considers that it is
necessary to increase representation of political
parties in Kyrgyz parliament . .

The prime minister should become an independent figure
responsible for all socio economic block. He should
become one of key figures in the state governance.
The executive authority should be guided only by
economic interests of the country. The mercenary
pressure of any lobbying groups on the government is
not admitted.

The key officials should be appointed on a competitive
basis, openly and publicly. Young and highly
professional managers should work in the government.
Kulov promise to struggle against corruption if I
become the Prime Minister of KR. "I shall not be
corrupted, my family will not be corrupted my team
will not be corrupted”, Kulov stated.

The judicial authority should be independent from all
other branches of authority. So, the reform of the
judicial authority is also necessary. Kulov also
stated conditions for the dynamically developing
national economy. These are political stability,
honest govern ment, effective policies in the
different spheres of economy. Kulov is also for the
simplification of tax system and tax reporting and
significant decrease of VAT, Profit tax, surtax.

C. U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: the highest Kyrgyz
Governmental officials assured that sending back of
Uzbek citizens was a mistake

The Ambassador of USA to Kyrgyzstan Stephen Young
informed the journalists about the current situation
around of the Uzbek citizens in Jalalabad region on
Thursday.

He said that Kyrgyzstan should not send the asylum
seekers back in Uzbekistan at all, without preliminary
screening consideration of each case with the
representatives of UN High Commission for Refugees
from the point of view of reception by these people of
refugee status.

“We regretted the fact that four refugees, four Uzbeks
were sent back in Uzbekistan last week without
screening,” - the Ambassador said. The ambassador of
USA said that Kyrgyz high officials assured him that
it was a mistake and that such mistake would not
repeat. Stephen Young said that he was assured by
acting Foreign Minister Roza Otunbaeva and Secretary
of Security Council Miroslav Niyazov. Talking about
duration of Uzbek citizens’ presence in Kyrgyzstan he
said that the people will not be in Kyrgyzstan for a
long time. He said that as soon as they (refugees)
will pass procedures of screening and who receives a
refugee status they will be directed in third
countries.

He also stressed some kind of misunderstanding of
local population. Thus he emphasized, that it is
necessary to take into account that the problem of the
refugees is not problem only for Kyrgyzstan, it is
problem for all international community.

The ambassador said that U.S. Government allocated
about 50 thousand US dollars on maintenance of feed
and water for asylum seekers. Also he added that UN,
International Red Cross and other international
organizations allocate means for maintenance of needs
of the refugees.

He expressed gratitude of the Kyrgyz people and
Government that they adhere to their obligations
according to the international law. He assured Kyrgyz
people that Uzbeks will not stay in Kyrgyzstan for
long. Finishing this topic he said that Kyrgyzstan
will improve its because Kyrgyzstan incurs this burden
and solves this problem.

D. Kyrgyzstan favors boosting ties with Russia - Kulov

The Kyrgyz leadership will always focus on expanding
relations with Russia, acting Kyrgyz First Deputy
Prime Minister Felix Kulov told a Russian delegation
led by First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council
of the Russian Federation Yuri Zubakov during talks on
16 June.

"No matter who is the leader, he will always be
attracted to Russia. There is nobody among the
candidates for the Kyrgyz presidency who would not
assist in developing relations with Russia," Kulov
said.

"The political and economic support which Russia gives
to Kyrgyzstan is very important for the country. The
visit of Russian businessmen with the delegation will
give specific meaning to our relations. He also said
that he spoke "in favor of expanding Kyrgyz-Russian
military and technical cooperation and having the
Russian military base in Kant". "The base is one of
the ways of ensuring security in the region and
fighting terrorism, given the situation in t he
region," he said.

"What has happened in Uzbekistan is the internal
affair of the neighboring country. However, one of the
factors that influenced the situation is extremist
forces which are striving to destabilize the
situation," Kulov said. He also requested the Russian
delegation "to protect Kyrgyz labour migrants living
in Russia". "Labor migrants living in Russia give
economic support to Kyrgyzstan. The remittances that
they send to their families amount to 300m dollars a
year, which is almost the whole budget of the
country," Kulov said.

Kulov believes that it is necessary "to have a more
liberal approach" to Kyrgyz labor migrants in Russia.
"They cannot understand all the details of the
legislation immediately. It would be a great help for
Kyrgyzstan if Russia were not to take measures on
sending [labor] migrants back to Kyrgyzstan," Kulov
said.
Interfax

E. Central Election Committee (CEC) distributed
broadcast time for the candidates for presidency

Yesterday, a distribution of free TV broadcast on the
state channel between the candidates passed through
sortition on the meeting of Kyrgyz CEC.
According to the Election Code, every candidate will
take 30 minutes of TV and radio broadcast for his
speech, 20 minutes for TV debates.

According to CEC press-service, the TV speeches of the
candidates will be from June 27 to July 3.
Advertisements will be shown from June 20 to July 8
and from 20:30 PM to 22:40 PM. A. Aitikeev, K.
Bakiev, K. Dushebayev, T. Umetalieva ask CEC to use
free broadcast for advertisements, J.Jeksheev and T.
Bakir uulu for advertisements and speeches, and J.
Sharipov only for speeches.

K. Bakiev, K. Dushebayev, J.Jeksheev, J. Sharipov, T.
Umetalieva will take part in debates. According to
Sortition, Jeksheev and T. Umetalieva will debate on
July 4, 2005, K. Dushebayev and T. Bakir uulu on July
5, A. Aitikeev and K. Bakiev on July 7. The debates
will be from 20:30 PM to 22:45 PM with a direct
broadcast from Osh and other places (with half hour
break for news).

F. Acting Kyrgyz President approved Beknazarov as Gen.
Public Prosecutor of Kyrgyzstan

Azimbek Beknazarov is appointed as General Public
Prosecutor of Kyrgyzstan by the decree of acting
President, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek
Bakiev on Tuesday.

On June 6 deputies of Kyrgyz Parliament agreed to
approve appointment of Beknazarov on this post.
Beknazarov is still nominally a deputy of present
Parliament. He was elected n Aksy constituency. In the
end of March in new Government he was appointed as
acting General Public Prosecutor of the country.
Recently Parliamentarians accepted the bill according
to which a deputy may not be engaged in any other
official of business activity except for legislative.
Acting President Bakiev should sign the bill to enact
it. He has not done yet.

G. Usen Sydykov: there were criminal conflicts in Osh
and Karasuu
Yesterday, Usen Sydykov, the head of Kyrgyz president
Administration, declared that the statements, that he
organized meetings in Osh and Karasuu, were
groundless, in his interview to the radio “Azattyk”.

“We can’t make the situation in the country unstable,
our purpose is to establish order in Kyrgyzstan”, he
said. According to U. Sydykov, the meetings in Osh and
Karasuu are criminal conflicts, which have not a
political character. Radio “Azatyk” informed that
Bayaman Erkinbayev, owner of the hotel Alai in Osh and
market in Karasuu, accused U. Sydykov of organization
of the meetings during which disorders with use of
guns happened.


H. George Soros is for creation of special fund to pay
salary to Kyrgyz governmental officials

“I support idea of creation of fund, which should
provide support of the qualified personnel on state
service,” – George Soros said on Wednesday on the
international business-conference of Asian society in
Alma-Ata.

“I supported such fund in Georgia, and I was accused
that I pay to government, but this is not the case,” -
he said. Soros explained that they (government of
Georgia) received $1200 that allowed the president
Mikhail Saakashvili to return the qualified personnel
from abroad. “I would support idea of creation of
such fund for Kyrgyzstan,” – Soros concluded.

I. Kyrgyz regional court approved CEC decision on
deprivation of Bermet Akaeva's deputy mandate

Pervomaiskyi regional court of Kyrgyz capital Bishkek
recognized decision of Central Elections Commission of
Kyrgyzstan about deprivation of the deputy mandate at
Bermet Akaeva, daughter of the ex-president Askar
Akaeva, lawful, thus refused her request to cancel
this decision. She became deputy from second round of
parliamentary elections, having won Bolot Maripov.

The basis for deprivation of her deputy mandate was
appeal in CEC and prosecution of her contender
Maripov. In the appeal Maripov in details described
all facts of infringement of the Election Code by
Akaeva: use of administrative resources etc.

However Bermet Akaeva after deprivation of her deputy
mandate called CEC decision legally insolvent and
promised to protest it. Now her lawyers already have
begun drawing up of the claim in the Supreme Court,
CEC legal adviser Gulbara Kalieva said. Bermet Akaeva
has no doubt of her win of the suit, having declared,
that she had won in honest struggle.

J. U.S. Secretary of State: USA interested in
strengthening bilateral partnership with Kyrgyzstan

USA are interested in strengthening bilateral
partnership with Kyrgyzstan, Secretary of State of USA
Condoleezza Rice said at meeting with acting Kyrgyz
Foreign Minister Roza Otunbaeva on Tuesday in
Washington.

As Rice said, the U.S. administration is going to
continue to assist Kyrgyz Government in construction
of new democratic Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Embassy in USA
and Canada informs.

At meeting they discussed further development of
bilateral cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and USA,
preparation for forthcoming presidential elections in
Kyrgyzstan, situation with the Uzbek citizens in
Kyrgyzstan, and also questions of construction of
democracy and civil society in Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz
acting FM is with working visit in USA since June 13.
The visit will finish on June 16.

K. Acting Kyrgyz FM: Those Who Deported Uzbeks Will be
Severely Punished

Kyrgyzstan's acting foreign minister says those who
deported four Uzbek asylum seekers back to Uzbekistan
will be severely punished.

Roza Otunbayeva told a news conference at the Voice of
America Tuesday that the four were returned in
violation of Kyrgyz law and without the presence of
U.N. human rights officials. She said an investigation
is underway.

More than 400 Uzbeks remain in a refugee camp on the
Kyrgyz border. They fled political violence in
Uzbekistan last month when troops fired on unarmed
protesters in Andijon. Witnesses say hundreds were
killed. Ms. Otunbayeva met earlier Tuesday with U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She said the
talks were fruitful and described the meeting as a
turning point for Kyrgyzstan's new government.

L. Members of Constitutional Meeting call Kyrgyz
people to take part in discussion of Constitution
project

The members of the Constitutional Meeting call the
citizens of Kyrgyzstan to take part in discussion of
the project of changes and additions in Kyrgyz
Constitution in the Constitutional Meeting and
developed for the further democratic transformations
in the country.

The constitutional Meeting called by Parliamentarian
decision “About creation of the Constitutional Meeting
and realization of constitutional reform in Kyrgyz
Republic” from April 25, 2005. On June 9 the
Constitutional Meeting finished the first stage and
takes out for discussion of wide public the Bill
“About changes and additions in Kyrgyz Constitution.”
The citizens of Kyrgyzstan, collectives, public
associations, state bodies, business circles can
direct the offers, remarks and recommendations for
administration bill “About changes and additions to
Kyrgyz Constitution,” taken on national discussion.


M. Mayor of Osh accused Erkinbayev’s people of
shooting down a peace demonstration

More than 500 people assembled in central Osh
(southern Kyrgyzstan) on Tuesday expressing
displeasure with Monday’s shooting. The
representatives of regional and city organizations,
establishments, regions and Kara-Suu bazaar spoke out
on the meeting. They expressed discontent with
Monday’s shooting and demanded resignation of the
deputy of Kyrgyz Parliament Bayaman Erkinbayev.

Despite the requirements of the people management of
regional state administration and and President’s
representative to southern region Almanbet
Matubrayimov did not come to the meeting.

The mayor of Osh Mamasadyk Bakirov said to the people
that from Erkinbayev’s people shot in peacefully
picketing people, having broken calmness of city, and
Erkinbayev must answer for it. The mayor of city said
that during Monday’s shooting 12 people suffered.

The participants of meeting were given leaflets “There
is no place to the robber Bayaman Erkinbayev a mong
the people.” Biographical information was written in
the leaflet, in which his unlawful actions are
described. The leaflet ends by an appeal to distribute
the people the enterprises and riches, illegally taken
by him.










N. Daughter of killed Kyrgyz parliamentarian: They
offered a bargain to my farther. He refused

“My father was offered a bargain: to give all his
companies to several very influential people, but my
father has refused,” – the daughter of killed
Parliamentarian Jyrgalbek Surabaldiev Elvira
Surabaldieva told the conference on Tuesday.

After the murder, according to Surabaldiev’s daughter,
“the claimants” to property of her father were
announced appeared now. “It is car markets
“Kudaibergen” and “Azamat”, ceramic factory in Sokuluk
and other objects,” - she said. She declared that she
was offered the same bargain, as her father. “Now
there is a very large pressure on me, my family,
relatives. They threaten us. Our relatives are always
in different courts. Our telephones are taped. At any
word said by me in room, the employees come and ask
again,” - she said.

She asked the people offered the bargain, to leave her
alone and wait at least for year from death of her
father, then she “will sign all necessary documents,
but not free-of-charge.”

She also said, on March 24 after news about revolution
her father had an intimate attack and was moved in
hospital. In the evening, 10 men in masks, according
to her, have rushed into their house to kill her
father. They have beaten her and have plundered the
house. She said that the people in masks wanted to
kill her, but they were frightened off by crowd of
picketers.

O. State commission of definition of Kyrgyz former
President’s wealth: damage from “family’s” illegal
activity is $ 50 million

The state commission on definition of Kyrgyzstan first
President Akaev’s wealth summarized its work at the
Governmental Session on Monday.

According to results of Commission’s work, list of the
“family enterprises” included 177 legal entities.
Number of close people of the ex-president is 31
persons, the total damage made 2 billion Soms (about $
48.8 mln). The sum was received as the not paid taxes,
no-purpose use of budget means, illegal privatization
and other necessary payments, which are stipulated by
the legislation, but ignored by the “Family.”

As governmental press service told AKIpress, the
received documents were analyzed and will be directed
in fiscal and law-enforcement bodies. Besides, the
project of the Decision of Government about results of
State Commission’s work is prepared.

The members of Commission are going to initiate
changes in Kyrgyz legislation. Therefore Commission
addressed to Parliament with the re quest to speed up
process of laws enacting: “About struggle with
financing of terrorism and laundering of money
received by criminal way”; “About ratification of UN
Convention against corruption signed on December 10,
2003 in Merida (Mexico).”


P. Erkinbayev: the head of the Administration of
Kyrgyzstan President organized the meeting in Osh

Today, Murat Sutalinov informed about the situation in
Osh, concerning with the yesterdays gunshots near the
hotel “Alai”. He said that B. Erkinbayev didn’t allow
a search in his office. According to Sutalinov, the
hotel is blocked by about 500 people supporting
Erkinbayev, including 100 women. “We can make search
in anyway, but we want make it in a civilized way”,
Sutalinov said.

After the yesterday’s disorder and gunshots the acting
Minister informed that Osh Internal Affairs Department
was informed about the attempt to seize the hotel
“Alai” but had not enough information about the gun
usage.

After Sutalinov’s speech B. Erkinbayev declared that
he knew that Usen Sydykov, the head of Kyrgyz
President Administration, organized the meeting near
Alai hotel.
“I was said that Sydykov’s son-in-law financed the
meeting”, B. Erkinbaev said.

Erkinbayev said that the search was made two days ago,
there were no guns in the hotel.
“The gunshots were made by the participants of the
meeting”, said Erkinbayev. However there were wounded
meeting participants.

Let’s remind, about 450 people tried to hold a
protesting meeting near Alai hotel and enter
Erkinbayev’s office in the “Alai” hotel. Several
persons armed with Kalashnikov slot-machines stopped
them. 6 people were wounded and were put in hospital.

Q. Presidential election campaign starts today in
Kyrgyzstan
Election campaign of the candidates for the Kyrgyz
President post starts today on June 14, 2005.

Seven candidates for Presidents post were registered
by the Central Commission: Akbaraaly Aitikeev,
Kurmanbek Bakiev, Tursunbai Bakir uulu, Keneshbek
Duishebaev, Jypar Jeksheev, Toktaiym Umetalieva,
Jusupbek Sharipov.

Officially, campaign will finish one day before the
opening of the polling places on July 9 at 8:00 AM.
The elections of the Kyrgyz President will be held on
July 10, 2005.

R. Kyrgyz National Security Service detained three
persons suspected in Surabaldiev's murder
"3 persons, suspected in the murder of Jirgalbek
Surabaldiev, have been detained", Tashtemir Aitbayev,
the head of Kyrgyz National Security Service (SNB),
declared today at the session of Jogorku Kenesh of KR
(parliament).

According to Aitbayev, the investigation group of SNB
basically studies economic motives of the murder, but
the political motives are also taken into account. L
et's remind, Jirgalbek Surabaldiev, the deputy of
Kyrgyz Parliament, was killed on June 10 in Bishkek.

A burned Mercedes, presumably related to the murder of
Surabaldiev, found
An automobile Mercedes-Benz, on which the murderers of
Jirgalbek Surabaldiev, the deputy of Kyrgyz
Parliament, escaped from the place of the murder, has
been found. It was reported by various authentic
non-official sources on Sunday

It became known that the car was found in 26 kms from
Bishkek. it is also became known that these Mercedes
was bought by the murderers three days before the
murder. The seller of the car said that does not know
the buyers.

S. Gunshots in the south capital of Kyrgyzstan
(Details)
According to the Osh regional department of internal
affairs, on June 13, 2005, persons organized the
meeting at the Turataly market in the town Karasuu,
came from Karasuu to Osh and gathered on the Kurmanjan
Datka street. Their number was about 350-400 people,
including 180-200 women. They were armed with sticks.
These people went to the hotel “Alai” with the purpose
to hold a meeting and seize the hotel.

The second group of 150-200 persons, dressed in white
skirts, with the B. Erkinbayev photo and Kyrgyz flag,
met the first group, giving a way to women with the
bottles of fire mixture.
The women of the second group began to throw the
bottles to the opposite group. Then 4 persons with the
submachine guns began to fire.

The three wounded persons were taken into Central
Hospital of Osh.

Employees of Osh regional department of internal
affairs blocked the place of the accident. The search
of the organizers of the accident i s conducting.

The correspondents of AKIpress- Fergana reported that
the accident happened at 15.30 PM. yesterday.

T. Some candidates in President of Kyrgyzstan carried
out demarche to OSCE initiative

Two candidates in President of Kyrgyzstan refused to
sign a Charter of consent; five candidates did not
come on signing ceremony of the given document
prepared by OSCE.

The signing ceremony passed today, June 13, in
Bishkek. The representatives of Kyrgyz Government,
ambassadors of foreign countries, representatives of
international organizations, and also all candidates
and applicants in Presidential candidates were invited
to the meeting.

However from 12 invited candidates only seven came:
A.Aitikeev, K.Apas, K.Bakiev, G.Ibragimova, N.Nyshanov
(1.5 hour late), A.Satybaev and T.Umetalieva (30
minutes late). Others (T.Bakir uulu, U.Baryktabasov,
K.Duishebaev, J.Jeksheev and J.Sharipov) did not come
for different reasons, including ignore of the
meeting.

The Personal Envoy of OSCR Chairman in office for
Central Asia Aloiz Peterle started the meeting. Then
the Charter was presented. The charter is not
juridical document, in wh ich is said that each
candidate is to observe some principles on realization
of honest elections.

However T.Umetalieva disagreed with some items of the
Charter. She subjected to criticism OSCE initiative,
having accused in “diplomatic mistake.” As she said,
she was indignant of items of the Charter, in which
the candidate undertakes “not to imitate symbolic,
mottos” and “not to use any methods of physical and
psychological violence…” “Unless we (candidates) look
like as street gangsters or bad pupils, which are
going to cheat?,” – she said.

A.Aitikeev supported her. He began to criticize OSCE
for the wrong approach to ethics of the candidates. He
stressed that the document can not be signed, as from
all present candidates only Umetalieva has the
official status of Presidential candidate.

He also was indignant with that OSCE dictates the
candidates how to behave during the campaign. Besides
he accused Peterle in try to excuse money spent on
organization o f the given meeting. “If you want we
will restore to you your per diem,” - he said.

Both candidates also expressed displeasure with that
OSCE did not take into accounts amendments directed by
some candidates. Umetalieva said that there is an
alternative document - Code of honor of the
candidates, which was signed by almost all candidates.
Here she persuaded Bakiev to sign the Code.

The discussion was on the verge of failure, as
Aitikeev and Umetalieva constantly interrupted the
speaker of meeting Peterle.

The ambassadors watched the meeting keeping silence.
Acting vice-premier of Kyrgyzstan Adahan Madumarov and
Peterle tried to calm speaking. “The document was
coordinated with all candidates,” – Peterle said.

Other candidates were more optimistic. Apas, Bakiev,
Nyshanov and Ibragimova welcomed the Charter, having
noted that will sign all documents which will help
clean and open elections. A.Satybaev up to the last
moment could not say his position .

In the end directly ahead of signing Umetalieva and
Satybaev refused to sign Charter. After thinking for
some time Aitikeev agreed to sign, having added, that
“signs it only because of OSCE efforts.” However he
signed the Charter for June 14, because, as he said,
he is not candidate officially.

Apas, Bakiev, Nyshanov and Ibragimova also signed the
Charter.

After the meeting AKIpress tried to contact to absent
candidates, however only Keneshbek Duishebaev was on
the place. According to K.Duishebaev, Central
Elections Commission sent him “Form of behavior” for
the candidates. However, having received it, he has
sent the form in CEC with the remarks. “CEC promised
to include my remarks, but it did not. That is why I
have not signed the Charter,” - he said. Duishebaev
also said that the Charter is a childishness, and the
main document is Code of honor of the candidates.

U. Project of mass media monitoring during
presidential elections begins in Kyrgyzstan

"Internews-Kyrgyzstan" and CIMERA with OSCE financial
assistance begins the project of mass media monitoring
during preparation and realization of presidential
elections in Kyrgyzstan.

The coordinator of the project Kuban Mambetaliev
declared about it on the press conference on Monday.

As he said, main goal is fixing of work of main
electronic and printed mass media participating in
pre-election propaganda in established volume by
monitoring.

“Group of 30 observers, past special training, will
monitor governmental and independent printed and
electronic mass media in Bishkek, Tokmok, Karabalta,
Karakol, Naryn, Talas, Osh Jalalabad, Batken and
Kyzyl-Kia. The monitoring will capture 150 printed
editions and 34 electronic mass media,” – Mambetaliev
said.

Besides as the coordinator of the project informed,
the results of monitoring will be entered into a
database, and during monitoring the legal examination
of results will be maintained.

“The material will be archived in Bishkek. Also the
weekly reports in Russian and English languages will
be made during monitoring, and on results of
monitoring the final analytical report including
report on parliamentary and presidential elections
2005 will be issued,” – Mambetaliev said.

V. Kyrgyz National Security Service will investigate
the murder of Kyrgyz MP

Kyrgyz National Security Service (SNB) will
investigate the murder of Jirgalbek Surabaldiev, the
deputy of Jogorku Kenesh of KR (parliament).

It was deicided by the deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of
KR on June 10. Previously, Kyrgyz Internal Ministry
and General Public Prosecution Office were
investigating this murder

Let's remind. The head of the National Security
Service of KR (SNB) Tashtemir Aitbayev said that
murder of Jirgalbek Surabaldiev has no political, but
criminal reasons.

News from Vecherny Bishkek

Observers have started working
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/06/panorama/2.html

Nikolai Tanaev will be punished
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/07/tema/2.html

Talk about eternal things
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/08/panorama/1.html

What have we really got? Promises and expectations
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/08/tema/2.html

Wreckers on the Internet
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/08/mir/1.html

Beknazarov prefers to be Prosecutor
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/08/panorama/3.html

Son will answer for his father
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/08/panorama/5.html

Pre-election distance
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/09/panorama/5.html

There is no place for women in Parliament
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/09/panorama/7.html

The Akaevs will return
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/10/panorama/2.html

Agreement
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/10/panorama/4.html

Zhyrgalbek Surabaldiev has been shot
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/13/panorama/1.html

Deputies are in shock
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/13/panorama/2.html

Is it a time out before autumn?
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/13/panorama/5.html

Voters will be stopped at the exit
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/13/panorama/6.html


Be in a hurry but do it slowly
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/13/panorama/7.html

Exchange of fire in Osh
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/14/panorama/4.html

Five - “for” and two - “against”
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/14/panorama/5.html

“I’ll give up anything. Just leave us alone!”
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/panorama/6.html

It is a point of honour to solve Surabaldiev’s murder
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/panorama/2.html

Daniyar and his team
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/panorama/4.html

The court is governed from afar
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/panorama/3.html

Gunshots in Osh: the riots were …planned
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/tochka/1.html

Deputy has been called to account
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/tochka/2.html

Redistribution of property has just begun
http://www.vb.kg/eng/2005/06/15/tochka/3.html