Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky:
“I am a little surprised by the position of my respected friend Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov, who criticized the MPs’ proposal to ban those who oppress Russian speakers in Kyrgyzstan from entering Russia. Such marginal people have nothing to do in our country, and in our homeland they can commit various atrocities.
The situation with the attack on the girl-seller because she spoke with the buyer in Russian in Kyrgyzstan is blatant and unacceptable. We look forward to an adequate response from the Kyrgyz authorities and the prosecution of those responsible. On this issue, we are in contact with our colleagues from the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic. We hope that this will not happen again, especially taking into account the fact that the Russian language in Kyrgyzstan has the status of an official one and this provision is enshrined in its Constitution.
But on the Russian side, preventive measures will not be superfluous.”
