Kyrgyz President Pledges to Protect Private Property and Business

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has ordered law enforcement agencies to stop pressuring entrepreneurs, saying they should become one of the key institutions protecting private property and lawful business activity. He made the remarks at a republican meeting held in Bishkek the previous day.

Japarov stressed the need to eliminate unjustified interference in economic processes and to end illegal pressure on business. To address the issue systematically, a unified concept for protecting private property and supporting entrepreneurship will be developed. The work of law enforcement agencies will be regularly reviewed with the president’s personal participation.

Japarov also addressed businesses, stating that freedom of entrepreneurship does not mean freedom from responsibility before the law, society and the state. “Business is obliged to ensure product safety, create decent working conditions, protect the environment and pay taxes conscientiously,” the president said.