Amangeldy Batyrbekov - Justice for Journalists

Amangeldy Batyrbekov

Affiliated media: Saryagash Info, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: February 15, 2020

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Turkistan Region, Saryagash

Additional information:

The Department of Police of Saryagash District in Turkestan Region reported that an investigation is underway of Amangeldy Batyrbekov, editor-in-chief of Saryagash Info, under Art. 385 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Forgery, manufacture or sale of forged documents, stamps, seals, forms, pre-paid government stamps, and government awards”). The case was opened in response to a statement from a resident of Almaty.

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