By empty (3/7/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
About 700 people have seized the Uzgen district administration building in southern Kyrgyzstan, demanding fair parliamentary elections, local media reported. A preliminary report suggests the administration chief and all officials have left the building. Sources in the Osh region police department confirmed the building\'s seizure, but put the number of action participants at about 300.
About 700 people have seized the Uzgen district administration building in southern Kyrgyzstan, demanding fair parliamentary elections, local media reported. A preliminary report suggests the administration chief and all officials have left the building. Sources in the Osh region police department confirmed the building\'s seizure, but put the number of action participants at about 300. The building is believed to have been seized in protest against the authorities\' handling of the first round of parliamentary elections on February 27. The second round is scheduled for March 14. (Interfax)