Kyrgyz Police Fire Tear Gas During Opposition Demonstration

吉尔吉斯警察向反对派示威者使用催泪瓦斯

Police in the capital of Kyrgyzstan have used tear gas to break up a fight during an opposition demonstration calling for the president's resignation. Police fired tear gas and smoke bombs in the center of Bishkek Tuesday to stop fighting between the president's supporters and critics. The two sides were throwing bottles and beating each other with sticks.

Opposition protesters want President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to resign because he has not delivered promised political reforms. They have been demonstrating since Thursday.

Earlier Tuesday, Kyrgyzstan's government rejected the opposition's move to rewrite the constitution, calling it an attempt to seize power. Opposition lawmakers Monday put forward a draft constitution that would curtail the powers of the president.

Mr. Bakiyev threatened to dissolve parliament if the opposition continues to try to unseat him.

在反对派要求总统辞职的示威中，吉尔吉斯斯坦首都警察使用催泪瓦斯制止斗殴。警察星期二在比什凯克市中心使用催泪瓦斯和烟雾弹制止总统的支持者和反对者的冲突。双方投掷瓶子，用棍子相互殴打。

反对派抗议群众要求巴基耶夫辞职， 因为他没有兑现有关政治改革的承诺。他们自上星期四以来一直在进行抗议。

吉尔吉斯斯坦政府星期二早些时候拒绝了反对党重写宪法的要求，说此举的目的是夺权。反对党议员星期一提出了一个限制总统权限的宪法草案。

巴基耶夫总统威胁，如果反对派继续试图推翻他，他就要解散议会。