A media scandal has broken out in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan following the posting of a YouTube video showing a protest organizer meeting with the American ambassador.
On Wednesday, a few dozen people organized by civil society and rights groups gathered in front of the presidential building in the Kyrg
yz capital of Bishkek, protesting a government initiative to hold a referendum which would make changes to the country’s constitution. Protesters attached portraits of government officials with their faces crossed out to the presidential building’s gates, and carried banners saying “Do Not Sell the Country!” and “Do Not Rape the Constitution.”
The constitutional changes proposed in the referendum, which set to take place this fall, include a series of initiatives amending the composition of the Constitutional Chamber, the structure of the Supreme Court, and measures aimed at strengthening party control over parliamentary deputies. If it goes through, it would be the ninth time Kyrgyzstan’s constitution has been amended since the country’s independence in 1992. The current constitution, adopted in 2010, was approved by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, and prohibits further amendments until 2020.
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