The third court hearing during 1 April 2022 began 5 minutes after the 2nd court hearing on consideration of the motion of the human rights defender,⤵️ @amnesty @hrw
2/5 former political prisoner Aidar #SYZDYKOV on recusal of the whole judicial panel of the District Court No.2 of Yesil district.
3/5 The court hearing in the case initiated by the Probation Service on the substitution of the remaining term of restriction of liberty with imprisonment was continued by the judge #BYLKYLOVA Galina. @anceschistan @SwedeninEU @BelgiumEU
4/5 During the court hearing Aidar SYZDYKOV requested to study the case materials. The court secretary did not send the case documents as required. She did send the notifications, however, the case documents did not reach Aidar. @NachoSAmor @AndriusKubilius @juozas_olekas
5/5 The state-assigned lawyer kept silent and practically did not defend his client.
After long arguments the judge stopped the court hearing for a 20 minute break to allow the secretary to send the criminal case documents to Aidar via WhatsApp. @EddaSchlager @OxusSociety
Political persecution of civil activist Aliya #URASHEVA.
Police officers request from Aliya #URASHEVA to appear in the Kyzylorda Police Department on 13 April 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the political criminal case ⤵️ @amnesty @freedomhouse @hrw
3/4 The political persecution relates to Alia URASHEVA'S participation in a peaceful protest on 4 January 2022. Following the protests, on 10 January 2022, the authorities sentenced her to a politically motivated administrative detention for 5 days. @karstenlucke @NachoSAmor
2/5 On 8 April police officers left two unlawful summons for Aliya URASHEVA with demands to appear in a criminal case No. 224300031000001 at the Kyzylorda Police Department on 8 April 2022, at 15:00 and on 9 April at 10:00. @UnderSecStateJ @Ombudsperson_KZ @EUinKazakhstan
3/5 Procedural status is not indicated and, therefore, the summons is invalid. It was signed by #SEYDAKHAN A., investigator of the Kyzylorda City Prosecutor's Office.
On 8 April, the activist ignored an unlawful summons to the police due to its political motivation. @SwedeninEU
2/6 On 8 April 2022 about a dozen police officers came to the house of Galymzhan KARABAYEV with illegal search on the basis of an unlawful court order. The house was completely searched and Galymzhan's phone was seized. @UnderSecStateJ @Ombudsperson_KZ @EUinKazakhstan
3/6 The search order was made by the senior investigator of the Saryagash District Police Department #YESHMANOV J.O., sanctioned by the investigative judge of the Saryagash District Court #MALAYEVA Aigul Kuanyshbaevna. @anceschistan @BitterWinterMag @margarethodge
1/3 FREEDOM FOR KAIRAT KLYSHEV
The court hearing on consideration of the parole for political prisoner Kairat KLYSHEV has now ended. The court granted Kairat KLYSHEV'S motion. We expect Kairat to be free in 15 days. @AmnestyEECA @freedomhouse @hrw
2/3 It is worth noting that there is a risk that the prosecutor's office will file a protest and the court of appeal will reverse the decision on parole. We therefore continue to demand the release of Kairat KLYSHEV. @UnderSecStateJ @Ombudsperson_KZ @EUinKazakhstan
3/ We must wait until Kairat is released and the decision can still be overturned, so we demand not only Kairat's release, but also the removal of all restrictions and full rehabilitation, as required by the European Parliament resolution. @RobBerschinski @Malinowski
It is reported that a court hearing will be held on 11 April to consider the parole for political prisoner Kairat #KLYSHEV. @AmnestyEECA @freedomhouse @hrw
2/5 Kairat KLYSHEV was illegally convicted in a politically motivated criminal case in October 2021 for his civil activism - participation in peaceful protests,criticism of the authorities, demands to release political prisoners. @UnderSecStateJ @anceschistan @Ombudsperson_KZ
3/5 The name of Kairat KLYSHEV is mentioned in the European Parliament resolutions on Kazakhstan dated February 2021 and January 2022. The European Parliament has called on the Kazakhstani authorities to release all political prisoners, including Kairat KLYSHEV. @SwedeninEU
On 1 April 2022 a court hearing was held to consider a motion for recusal of the entire judicial panel of the District Court No.2 of the Yesil district in the case against human rights defender and⤵️ @amnesty @hrw