The cult of the individual and repression. Punishment for the lack of payment to the screen with the image of the President of Turkmenistan

In the West Turkmenistan, Four employees of state institutions were released by Turkmenistan (region) of Lebap, because they refused forced contribution to a giant screen, on which only the image of the president of the country was displayed – the Turkmenistana chronic portal said.

Employees, including a cleaner, institutions subordinate to the Faculty of Culture of Etrap (equivalent to the poviat – PAP) Kerkian were released because they did not agree to forced deduction of about 10 percent. earnings for the installation of the screen.

All employees of municipal and rural cultural centers in the region were ordered to deduct 230 manats (with earnings fluctuating in the range of 1800-2100 Manats). According to the official course, this is the equivalent of $ 514-600, and according to the actual or black market-from 92 to $ 108.

The monitor is intended to display the image of the president of the country of Serdar Berdimuchammedov against the background of the state flag during official ceremonies. Apart from these occasions, it is not used – informs the portal.

One of the dismissed told the correspondent of the Chronika Turkmenistan portal that deductions from the salary of employees of budget institutions are a regular practice. In addition, employees are forced to perform tasks not related to their profession – depending on the season of the year, they grow silkworms, hell or collect cotton, and before the visit of high officials from the capital as to Ashbad clean garbage and sweep the streets. They are often forced to do so on holidays and holidays. He added that the dismissed were forced to write statements that they were leaving work because of their health.

Located in Central Asia, Turkmenistan, one of the most closed and oppressive countries of the world, often guests in the media because of bizarre decisions and requirements for budget employees. In recent months, including On forcing the employees of the state sector to shop the next books of the president (and his father, who assigned the presidential authority to their son), watches with images of both Berdimuchammedów, or regime newspapers and magazines, while signing the commitment that they will not be used for living purposes – as toilet paper, for wrapping food or as a table.

The state basically interferes with every aspect of the lives of its inhabitants, even regulating the color of the clothing of state workers depending on their marital status. Subsequent presidents of the country are surrounded by the cult of the individual, and all criticism ends at the best – as in the above -mentioned dismissal, but often interferes in prison for many years. There is no opposition in the country or free media, and the only critical information comes from the so -called independent media, most often edited abroad.

According to reports, these media are thoroughly read by the president and his entourage, from where they learn about the real moods prevailing in society. The publishers subordinate to the publishers icrate reality, trying to flatter the leader and his father, who after the renunciation of power to his son kept huge influence, officially holding the position of the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan – the High Parliament. (PAP)

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