Preventive political persecution before submitting the lists (for the third time) of the initiative group of the organizing committee for the creation of the opposition party "Alga #Kazakhstan" to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
On October 11, 2022, police officers illegally detained civil activist Baurzhan #Baltashev when he was traveling to #Astana to support the organizing committee for the creation
3/7 of the Alga Kazakhstan opposition party on October 12 when submitting documents to the Ministry of Justice to start registration of the party. The police officers cited the formal reason for "possession of firearms".
4/7 He was brought to the Kokshetau police for interrogation. #Sharipov, deputy head of the police department in Kokshetau, told Baltashev's associates that they allegedly received an anonymous call that Baurzhan Baltashev had a gun. At the same time, @petras_petras@JimInhofe
5/7 Baltashev Baurzhan himself was given to understand that he was detained so that he could not go to Astana for support in submitting documents to start registering the party.
The authorities not only do not register opposition parties,
On October 13, in the specialized inter-district court for criminal cases of the Aktobe region, the trial continued on a politically motivated criminal case under article 272 part 2 (“participation in mass riots”) against 18 people:
3/6 Thanks to public support and public protection, political prisoner Ablaykhan Bekeyev was changed from arrest in a pre-trial detention center, where he was held for 9 months, to an obligation to appear in court. We thank everyone for the support of Ablaykhan.
On October 12, 2022, members of the organizing committee for the creation of the opposition party "Alga #Kazakhstan" for the third time submitted a list of the initiative group (2149 people - twice the 1000 people required by law)
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On September 6, 2022, the political prisoner Rufat #Khamidulin was released from the pre-trial detention center, replacing the measure of restraint from arrest in the pre-trial detention center to a written undertaking not to leave.
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The authorities did not conduct an objective and transparent investigation into the case of torture against Rufat - not a single employee was held accountable. History of Rufat:
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the Ambassador of the #EuropeanUnion to #Kazakhstan, Kestutis Jankauskas, the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia, Teri Hakala, and the #US State Department.
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In his appeal, the activist told how he and his family have been persecuted by the authorities of Kazakhstan since 2019. They want to protect him from society for his active citizenship and criticism of the authorities.
2/6 On 9 March, a man, who introduced himself as an associate of the Police Department “Saryarka”, #SULEIMENOV Nurbek called Tabys and invited him to the Police Department regarding his participation in a peaceful protest on 4 January 2022.
3/6 The policeman summoned the activist over the phone without explaining the meeting agenda, as required by law. Also, like all peaceful citizens, Tabys did not commit any violent acts or riots at the rally.
1/6 SAYAT #ADILBEKULY:
"ANOTHER FABRICATION IN MY CASE"
"I was abducted from the hospital on 8 January 2022, tortured in the pre-trial detention facility SI-18 and unlawfully accused of "participation in mass disorders"
2/6 under Article 272 Part 2 of the Criminal Code of RK (The main document is the Court Order on the subsumption of the crime of the suspect dated 13 February 2022).
3/6 However, on 25 January when I was released from the SI-18, the investigators wrote "Sayat ADILBEKULY's crimes are classified according to Article 281 Part 2 of the Criminal Code of RK" in the court order on changing my preventive measure.