Identifier
Created
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10STATE5718
2010-01-20 21:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE MURDER
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UNCLAS STATE 005718
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KPAO KZ KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE MURDER
OF A KYRGYZ JOURNALIST IN KAZAKHSTAN
UNCLAS STATE 005718
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KPAO KZ KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE MURDER
OF A KYRGYZ JOURNALIST IN KAZAKHSTAN
1. (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement
at the January 21, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna.
Begin text:
The United States is deeply concerned by recent attacks on
and beatings of journalists. Over the past six months, there
has been a series of violent incidents against the
journalists and political commentators of the Kyrgyz
Republic. The murder of Gennadi Pavlyuk, a Kyrgyz citizen
who was attacked on December 16 in Almaty, is the latest such
incident.
We welcome the investigation into this attack announced by
Kazakhstan's government and urge a thorough and transparent
process. We urge the government of Kyrgyzstan to fully
cooperate with this investigation and, if warranted, to carry
out its own investigation. Journalists and free media are
essential to a democratic and open society, and they should
be able to work without fear or intimidation. Attempts to
silence journalistic investigations and reporting through
violence or intimidation cannot be tolerated.
The United States expresses its condolences to the family of
Mr. Pavlyuk.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
END TEXT.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KPAO KZ KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE MURDER
OF A KYRGYZ JOURNALIST IN KAZAKHSTAN
1. (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement
at the January 21, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna.
Begin text:
The United States is deeply concerned by recent attacks on
and beatings of journalists. Over the past six months, there
has been a series of violent incidents against the
journalists and political commentators of the Kyrgyz
Republic. The murder of Gennadi Pavlyuk, a Kyrgyz citizen
who was attacked on December 16 in Almaty, is the latest such
incident.
We welcome the investigation into this attack announced by
Kazakhstan's government and urge a thorough and transparent
process. We urge the government of Kyrgyzstan to fully
cooperate with this investigation and, if warranted, to carry
out its own investigation. Journalists and free media are
essential to a democratic and open society, and they should
be able to work without fear or intimidation. Attempts to
silence journalistic investigations and reporting through
violence or intimidation cannot be tolerated.
The United States expresses its condolences to the family of
Mr. Pavlyuk.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
END TEXT.
CLINTON