Serikzhan Mauletbay

Affiliated media: Informburo.kz , Journalist

Incident date: May 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Serikzhan Mauletbay's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

The court in Almaty did not connect journalists to the trial on the lawsuit of the first deputy chairman of the ruling Nur Otan party Bauyrjan Baibek against civil activist Zhanbolat Mamay. Sessions are held online. «The interest in the case was perfectly appreciated in court. Some journalists, even in violation of the law, at the demand of the secretary of the judge, sent a petition through the courtroom in order to listen to the open process. Accordingly, the court could prepare in advance. But the meeting was held on WhatsApp. I think there is no point in explaining why they did that. It is clear to everyone», — writes journalist Serikzhan Mauletbay. Journalist of Orda.kz Adelaida Auyespekova and journalist of Vlast.kz Olga Loginova also report the inability to connect to the hearings.