Askarbek Myrzabekov
Affiliated media: Kloop.kg, Correspondent
Incident date: November 25, 2020
Attack type:
- Interrogation
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: kloop.kg
Location: Kyrgyzstan, Kanysh-Kyya village, Chatkal valley of Jalal-Abad Region
Additional information:
Myrzabekov was summoned for interrogation by the local internal affairs office in connection with his video of a meeting of deputies of the village parliament with the participation of local eco-activists and representatives of the gold mining companies. According to Myrzabekov, during the interrogation, the investigator demanded to show him the video that was taken at the meeting, read Myrzabekov’s messages in WhatsApp and forced him to delete uploaded to his Youtube channel video.