Semetey Talas uulu - Justice for Journalists

Semetey Talas uulu

Affiliated media: Independent journalist, Blogger

Incident date: November 1, 2022

Attack type:

  • Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: 24.kg

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

Semetey Talas uulu was summoned for questioning to the investigative service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As the blogger himself reported on his Facebook page, the police came to him and took him to the building of the investigative service. Semetey Talas uulu told the media that he was not told what the interrogation was about: «I came home for lunch. The police officers came and took me away for interrogation». Later, the news agency 24.kg wrote that the blogger was suspected of extremism.

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