Thread by @Aidosabdraman

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ATTENTION! COURT DEPRIVES MURAT SAPIYEV OF HIS RIGHT OF DEFENCE

15 March 2022 #Aksai (#Uralsk)
The judge of the Uralsk City Court #ISMAILOV Askar Kurbantayevich deprives civil activist Murat #SAPIYEV of the right of defence.

@EUSR_CA
@MaElviraSalazar
@EamonGilmore
@oscepa

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He appointed the trial at 09:30 am on 16 March despite the absence of an opportunity for his lawyer to participate in the trial. In response to the objections of the activist, the judge threatened to replace Murat's lawyer, who had not committed any violations.

@MCederfelt

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I ask everyone to come and support Murat SAPIYEV, whose trial will take place tomorrow on 16 March at 09:30 at the address 51 Kareva Street, Uralsk.
Note: ⤵️

@MihraRittmann
@HughAWilliamson
@SophieHRW
@PACE_President

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The authorities prosecute M. SAPIYEV on political grounds under Art.405 Part 1 and Part 2 of the Criminal Code ("organisation and participation in an extremist organisation") for:
- Appeals, organisation and participation in peaceful protests,subbotages (evening marches);

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- Appeals, organisation and participation in peaceful protests, subbotages (evening marches);

@CoE_HRightsRLaw
@CommissionerHR
@RepGregSteube
@CoEMediaFreedom

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- Organising a trip to Talapker village for Asar (gratuitous help in building a house for Dulat's family) and As (memorial ceremony) in memory of killed human rights activist and blogger Dulat #AGADIL;

@claudiatenney
@OSCE_RFoM
@AngelitaBaeyens
@AnnieBoyajian

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- Demanding the release of political prisoners, ending of political repression and against forced vaccination;
- Criticism of the current government. Photo of the judge taken from the “Uralskaya Nedelya” website.

@raedjarrar
@TTsertsvadze
@Robert_Aderholt
@evacide

#KazakhstanProtests
#ActivistsNotExtremists #Kazakhstan

#PersonalSanctions
N. #Nazarbayev
K. #Massimov
T. #Kulibayev
D. #Nazarbayeva
S. #Abish
K. #Satybaldy
E. #Turgumbayev
G. #Nurdauletov
M. #Bektanov
K. #Tokayev