Gulzhan Yergalieva

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: June 29, 2018

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

A pre-trial investigation has been launched against the Kazakh journalist Gulzhan Yergalieva, local media reported, citing the press service of Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry. The information presented by Gulzhan Yergalieva in a Facebook post under the headline "A cop's daughter killed a poet's grandson" (about a fatal accident involving the grandson of Olzhas Suleimenov), according to the Interior Ministry, allegedly contained incorrect information.