March 24, 2005

Edil's vision

Edil Baisalov, whom I reported being arrested, was freed yesterday. He gave a BBC interview earlier today and has already laid out his plans for the future:

Edil Baisalov, head of a prominent non-governmental organization that monitored the disputed parliamentary elections, told The Associated Press that a new presidential vote might occur in May or June, to be followed later by parliamentary elections.

Also, Rosa Otunbaeva gave an interview to Germany's 'TAZ', titled: "This is no peasant revolution!" She refutes the widely held belief that the opposition is fragmented and not unified:

We are working closely together, contact each other on a daily basis and are not contesting. The fact that there is no leader can also be an advantage. A multilayered opposition is more difficult to crush.

That's an interesting point.

Posted by Ben at March 24, 2005 08:55 PM