Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry says its embassy in Moscow has sent a note to Russia's Foreign Ministry over the beating of a Kyrgyz citizen working there as a taxi driver. According to officials, the attack on the taxi driver took place on June 18. A video of a Kyrgyz man being beaten by the passenger sitting next to him while driving his taxi in Moscow went viral on social media. The driver was attacked by the passenger because he warned him it was forbidden to drink alcohol in the car. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyzstan Sends Note To Moscow On Taxi Driver Beaten In Russia
The video went viral on social media.