Adilet Ali Myktybek (Adilet Baltabay)

Affiliated media: Next TV , Freelance correspondent, Blogger

Incident date: June 30, 2022

Attack type:

• Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

A blogger known on social networks as Adilet Baltabay was detained by Bishkek police for 48 hours. He is suspected of calling for mass riots. Adilet had recently been active at various rallies and covered them. «Among my posts on Facebook, they selected about 20-30, in which they saw calls for mass riots. This was allegedly confirmed by experts, but I believe these are experts of the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Justice. I do not agree with the conclusions of the expertise as I said during the interrogation», — said the activist. Two days before his arrest, the blogger had been summoned for questioning by the police "in the criminal case under Article 278 (mass riots). But what events were being referred to, the law enforcement agencies did not specify at the time.