The actions of the Kyrgyz servicemen on the border with Tajikistan should be regarded as an act of aggression from the point of view of international norms. This was stated on Monday, May 3, in the message of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Tajikistan.
“The use of armed force by a state against the sovereignty, territorial inviolability or political independence of another state, or in any other way incompatible with the UN Charter or other international treaties is regarded as an act of aggression,” the supervisory agency writes.
Also, the Prosecutor General’s Office noted that an act of aggression is the sending of armed gangs or groups by a state that use armed force against another state.
Earlier on the same day, it became known that the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan opened a criminal case against the military personnel of Kyrgyzstan on the fact of an attack on the Chorkukh community of the city of Isfara, Sughd region.
In turn, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan opened 11 criminal cases on the fact of the armed conflict on the border with Tajikistan, in particular, under the articles “Murder”, “Riots”, “Crimes against the world”, “Hooliganism”, “Illegal border crossing”.
The conflict began on April 29 between local residents in the area of the Golovnoy water distribution point, whose ownership is disputed by the parties, and escalated into clashes on one of the sections of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. According to the latest data, 34 people died, 183 were injured. Over 33 thousand people were evacuated from the conflict zone.
On May 1, Bishkek and Dushanbe agreed on a complete ceasefire. On the same day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported that the conflict on the border occurred after the Tajik side installed a video surveillance camera near the water intake.