📢On 3 January 2022, after participating in a memorial ceremony to mark 40 days after the death of Aron #ATABEK, the 43-year-old former history teacher Kalas #NURPEISOV was sent to administrative detention for allegedly "violating the law on peaceful assemblies"‼️ 1/5
On 5 January, he and several others were released from an administrative special detention facility without any explanation🔍
They decided to go together to the square to participate in a peaceful protest. 2/5
Walking along the road, they saw that some people were heading towards the airport and Kalas #ASKAROV decided to go with them. After arriving at the airport, an hour later people dispersed‼️ 3/5
On 18 January, Kalas #NURPEISOV was detained and interrogated🕵️♂️, after which he was placed in pre-trial detention facility for the duration of the criminal investigation under Article 272 Part 2, namely “participation in mass disorder"🚨 4/5
⚠️On 31 March, the court upheld the decision to arrest him, despite requests from Kalas' wife, who, being pregnant, was left with two minor children in a difficult financial situation, as Kalas was the only breadwinner of the family‼️ 5/5
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📢The court hearings of March 28 and 29 aimed at prolonging measures of restraint against political prisoners and civil activists Zhanmurat #ASHTAYEV, Lyazzat #DOSMAMBETOVA and Kairat #SULTANBEK, who were detained in connection with the January events 1/5
The Specialised Investigative Court of #Shymkent prolonged the detention period until 8 June 2022, while the investigation continues.
👉These politically motivated criminal cases have been fabricated under Art. 269 Part 2 paragraph 1.6 of the Criminal Code of #Kazakhstan 🚨 2/5
New charges were fabricated in relation to #ASHTAYEV under Art. 272 Part 2 (“Participation in mass disorder”). After the detention, Zhanmurat and Kairat were tortured and beaten 🆘. Lyazzat is still in detention, despite her acute headache‼️ 3/5