Affiliated media: Ratel.kz, Online media

Incident date: January 20, 2023

Attack type:

• Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Karaganda Region, Karaganda

Additional information:

On January 20, the editorial office of Ratel.kz received a claim from AB Energo LLP with a loud headline — «Laboratory of hype with signs of extremism or how moral and legal norms are erased». It urges journalists to remove from the website all publications related to the company. The materials relate to the investigation of the Karaganda-based Sergey Perkhalsky into the activities of the largest intermediary in Kazakhstan’s energy market.