In Moscow, the police broke into the apartment of a Kyrgyz diplomat

In Moscow, the police broke into the apartment of Manas Zholdoshbekov, adviser to the Kyrgyz embassy. As the diplomat’s colleagues reported, the police officers behaved aggressively. The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel specified that the police had broken down the door. They stated the purpose of their visit was to check documents and demanded to present certificates of registration for migration even after they were shown diplomatic passports.

The information was confirmed by Dastan Bekeshev, a deputy of the Kyrgyz Parliament. “If they do this to embassy employees, I can’t even imagine what they do to citizens who do not have immunity,” he added.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan presented an official note to the Russian authorities. On April 12, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic held a meeting with Andrei Buryev, adviser-consul of the Russian Embassy. “During the meeting, the concern of the Kyrgyz side about the actions of the employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation against the family members of the advisor of the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in Moscow, which grossly violated the provisions of the Vienna Convention “On Diplomatic Relations” of 1961, was expressed, – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Buryev said that the Russian authorities will investigate the incident.

• Citizens of Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries working in Russia are subject to unexpected inspections by Russian law enforcement agencies. The tightening of checks on migrants in Russia began after the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall entertainment center near Moscow, which occurred on March 22. According to official data, 144 people became victims of the attack, dozens remain on the lists of missing persons. A criminal case was opened about the terrorist attack, in connection with which more than 10 people were arrested, including those whom the investigation considers to be the direct perpetrators. Most of them are from the countries of Central Asia.