Referring to potato's cry for the cop who was killed by a protester in Kazakhstan. The thing about right wing authoritarians is they villify the weak and prey on them. When the defenseless respond with force, authoritarians become outraged and become even more violent. There is no justice when they are in control.
In the Time article he referenced:
Monitoring groups have said it is proving difficult to confirm what is happening as the country has faced an internet blackout, according to the BBC, and some security forces are said to be siding with the protesters.
So, "sources say" beheaded cop. Time is reporting what the source said but they included disclaimers saying they couldn't verify that report. Sources today say Ukrainian genocide too. Cry me a river,
@0potato0
This is what amnesty international reports:
Kazakhstan protests: President's "fire without warning" order a recipe for disaster, says Amnesty
www.amnesty.org
Kazakhstan: Ordering security forces to ‘fire without warning’ a recipe for disaster
Reacting to a televised address this morning (7 January) by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calling for security forces to “fire without warning” at any further disturbances following the recent mass protests and violence, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said:
“The Kazakhstani authorities have a duty to maintain order, but giving blanket approval for police officers and troops to fire without warning is unlawful and a recipe for disaster. It could pave the way for knee-jerk reactions that result in unlawful killings. Unless this order is immediately and clearly revoked, Kazakhstan’s already abysmal human rights record and the ongoing crisis which it has produced are set to get worse.
“Under international law, police officers should only ever use lethal force as a last resort. It can only be used when it is strictly necessary, either to protect themselves or others from an imminent threat of death or serious injury, and only if all other options to de-escalate the situation have failed.
“When the use of force and firearms are strictly necessary, the relevant UN principles are clear. Security forces must always give clear warning when they are about to open fire – the exception being where doing so would put themselves or others at risk. Not doing so increases the risk of innocent bystanders being seriously injured or killed. This blanket order not to provide warning is extremely dangerous and alludes to a policy of ‘kill first, think later’.
“The presence of violent individuals or groups does not remove the Kazakhstani security forces’ obligation to protect the right to peaceful assembly.”
Nazarbayev is no longer head of the government but retains much power and control in that unfortunate nation. His successor, Tokayev ordered police to fire on crowds without warning. This is the "reform president".
Reminiscent of this:
Zhanaozen massacre
en.wikipedia.org
16 December 2011[edit]
On 16 December, there were clashes between protesters and police who were attempting to evict them from the square in preparation for an Independence Day celebration. Activists claimed security officers opened fire on unarmed demonstrators. Authorities claimed that "bandits" infiltrated the protesters and began the riots first, producing video to support their version of events.[10] Eleven were killed, according to government officials, though opposition sources put the death toll in the dozens.[11] General Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev claimed that "civilians, who had gathered in the main square to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the country's independence, were attacked by a group of hooligans".[9] The Kazakh opposition TV channel K-Plus showed the beginning of the unrest, as men purported to be oil workers ran on the stage, tipped over the speakers and pushed around civilians before police arrived.[10] In the disturbances which followed, local government offices, a hotel and an office of the state oil company were set on fire, according to Daulbayev.[10] Eighty-six people were injured in the clashes, according to officials. Due to a shortage of hospital beds in Zhanaozen, many were taken to be treated in Aktau, around 150 km away.[11]
Testimony of victims and witnesses[edit]
Observers described people "running and falling, running and falling" and police "showering the people with bullets." One witness said: "Usually it's only in the movies that you see lines of soldiers with their weapons at the ready .... When you see them firsthand, it's a completely different experience. Especially when what you're seeing are OMON riot police, dressed all in black, building a barricade and rapping their clubs against their shields."[12]
They don't stop there. They rounded up anybody who might have helped organize the strike
Roza Tuletayeva was arrested, tortured and sentenced to prison in 2011 for helping to organize the strike. Kazakhstan prisons are deadly, harsh and women are subject to sexual assault by guards.
Roza Tuletayeva is free!
19 November 2014
One of the leaders of the Zhanaozen strike movement, Roza Tuletayeva, will be granted early release, her daughter, Aliya Tuletayeva, told the Open Dialogue Foundation. This decision was made in a cassation court session today. Tuletayeva currently remains in the colony.
en.odfoundation.eu
One of the leaders of the Zhanaozen strike movement, Roza Tuletayeva, will be granted early release, her daughter, Aliya Tuletayeva, told the Open Dialog Foundation. This decision was made in a cassation court session today. Tuletayeva currently remains in the colony.
Tuletayeva applied for parole earlier this year, but on July 30, the court in Aktau rejected her motion. According to Kazakh civil rights advocates, her release may be an attempt to mitigate criticism over the use of torture by Kazakh authorities, which has been recently condemned by the Committee Against Torture in Geneva.
According to her daughter, Tuletayeva is feeling good and expresses thanks to everyone who appealed to the Kazakh authorities for her release.
On June 4, 2012 Tuletayeva was sentenced to 7 years in prison for her involvement in the Zhanaozen protests. Subsequently, the appellate court reduced her sentence to 5 years. During interrogations Tutelayeva was tortured, she was hung by her hair and suffocated with a bag over her head; her oppressors also threatened to “ruin her 14-year-old daughter’s life”.
Roza was not just physically beaten by the police, she was sexually tortured and then they threatened her with doing the same to her 14 YO daughter and sending the girl to a brothel, never to see her again.
This is what it's like in the satellite nations under Russian control. Ukraine angered Putin by kicking out his chosen one and has been at war with them ever since.
This is what kleptocratic dictatorship is. The term is a whitewash of sorts and doesn't give an accurate description of the brutality these people visit upon the masses upon whom they depend for the wealth. This is what
@0potato0 is defending. He said the US is the worst terrorist nation in the world. Tell that to the people of Kazakhstan, 0.
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