Ainur Koskina

Affiliated media: Vesti.kg , Journalist

Incident date: December 29, 2021

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vesti.kg

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Bekbolat Tleukhan, a member of the Majilis from the ruling party Nur Otan, who resigned his parliamentary powers on this day, attacked Vesti.kg correspondent Ainur Koskina on the sidelines of parliament for asking questions about polygamy. The incident took place in the lift, which the journalist entered after Tleukhan. «When the lift closed, Bekbolat Tleukhan hit Ainur Koskina on the head and broke the tripod from her mobile phone», — the editorial board reported. The Vesti.kg correspondent filed a complaint with the law enforcement authorities of Kazakhstan and insists on initiating a criminal case under Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan — «Obstruction of legitimate professional activities of a journalist».