Affiliated media: Khabar TV channel, TV channel

Incident date: May 16, 2020

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)
• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)
• Interrogation

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Facebook

Location: Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan Province, Petropavlovsk

Additional information:

Journalists from the North-Kazakhstan TV channel “Khabar” were called in for interrogation twice to Petropalovsk police station in connection with two cases. The cases were filed by the Sara Ramazanova, a former head of education of the Petropavlovsk local administration, who is currently an employee of the Mamalut district education department. At first, she accused the journalists in libel and public insult. The case was closed due to the lack of evidence. She’s now filed a report on incitement to suicide. An investigation is currently taking place, the journalists are called as witnesses.