By Matthew Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS, July 17 -- After the Kyrgyz Parliament voted to bar entry by Kimmo Kiljunen, the author of a report on the ethnic violence in that country, the UN on May 26 told Inner City Press that it wasn't their report, “that’s really a matter for the Kyrgyz authorities and Mr. Kiljunen.”
Meanwhile two UN staffers from the Policy and Mediation Unit of the UN Department of Political Affairs headed to Kyrgyzstan this weekend, Inner City Press has learned.
When Miroslav Jenca, special representative of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Central Asia, emerged after briefing the UN Security Council midday on Friday, Inner City Press asked him about Kyrgyzstan, Kiljunen and his report.
Standing with two aides, Jenca told Inner City Press that he has been pushing for “implementation” of the report's recommendations. He spoke about presidential elections, and said the UN Department of Political Affairs is involved in this as well, but will not be “too” involved.
“So, not like in Cote d'Ivoire?” Inner City Press asked. Both of Jenca's aide laughed. Jenca himself said said there's discussion of allow Kiljunen in to have a dialogue with the Parliament -- but that has not happened yet.
Nor, it seems, has Jenca or the UN done anything about the December 2009 murder in Altamy, Kazakhstan of Kygyz journalist Gennady Pavlyuk, who was thrown from a sixth story window with this legs and arms bound. The Kazakh police are now saying it was mere robbery. Where is the UN on this?
